Meaning

2 senses

  1. (obsolete, transitive)A state of confusion or uproar; a commotion, a disturbance; also, a quarrel.

  2. (obsolete, transitive)A state of anxiety or disturbance of the mind.

Examples

8 sentences

  1. Tom was embroiled in a scandal.

    ruТом был замешан в скандале. — Wezel

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  2. Tom became embroiled in a scandal.

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  3. Tom is embroiled in a scandal.

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  4. Many people were embroiled in the scandal.

    ruВ скандал было вовлечено множество людей. — Wezel

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  5. Ziri found himself embroiled in a difficult conversation.

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Forms

plural: embroils
Singularembroil
Pluralembroils

regular

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
embraceB2embroiderembroideryembryoembryonicemerald

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