embroil

transitive-verb
UK: /ɪmˈbrɔɪl/
US: /ɪmˈbrɔɪl/

  1. To involve someone or something in a difficult or complicated situation.

    1. Don't embroil me in your problems.
    2. I didn't want to embroil myself in legal action over such a small issue.

  2. To cause someone to become involved in an argument or conflict.

    1. She didn't want to embroil herself.
    2. The UN is anxious not to embroil itself in the growing civil unrest.

Synonyms

involve entangle implicate enmesh tangle ensnare
embroil intransitive-verb

  1. To become involved in a difficult or complicated situation; to be entangled.

    1. They embroiled in a dispute.
    2. He became embroiled in a complex web of political intrigue.

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "embroil" in English means: To involve someone or something in a difficult or complicated situation., To cause someone to become involved in an argument or conflict..

The phonetic transcription of "embroil" is /ɪmˈbrɔɪl/ in British English and /ɪmˈbrɔɪl/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "embroil": involve, entangle, implicate, enmesh, tangle, ensnare.

Example usage of "embroil": "Don't embroil me in your problems. ". More examples on the page.