Embroilment

  • 1Embroilment — 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] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 2embroilment — I noun affray, agitation, brawl, breach, broil, chaos, clash, combat, commotion, complication, conflict, confusion, contention, contest, derangement, difference of opinion, disarrangement, disorder, disquiet, dissension, dissentience, disturbance …

    Law dictionary

  • 3embroilment — embroil ► VERB ▪ involve deeply in a conflict or difficult situation. DERIVATIVES embroilment noun. ORIGIN French embrouiller to muddle …

    English terms dictionary

  • 4embroilment — noun see embroil …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 5embroilment — See embroil. * * * …

    Universalium

  • 6embroilment — noun The condition of being embroiled in something; an imbroglio or entanglement …

    Wiktionary

  • 7embroilment — Synonyms and related words: action, ado, aerial combat, affray, agitation, altercation, argument, armored combat, battle, battle royal, bicker, bickering, blood feud, bluster, bobbery, boil, boiling, bother, brawl, broil, brouhaha, brush,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 8embroilment — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun The condition of being entangled or implicated: embranglement, enmeshment, ensnarement, entanglement, involvement. See FREE, PARTICIPATE …

    English dictionary for students

  • 9embroilment — em broil·ment || mÉ™nt n. perplexity, confusion; conflict, strife …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 10embroilment — n 1. discord, strife, quarrel, difference of opinion, dissension; contention, disturbance, squabble, squall, commotion, imbroglio, uproar; rumpus, fracas, scrimmage, donnybrook, tumult. 2. confusion, perplexity, distraction, disorder,… …

    A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

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