embroilment

Noun
Synonyms: imbroglio

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. an intricate and confusing interpersonal or political situationSynonyms: imbroglio
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Embroilment \Em*broil"ment\, n. [Cf. F. embrouillement.] The act of embroiling, or the condition of being embroiled; entanglement in a broil. --Bp. Burnet. [1913 Webster]
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