CEFR C2

embroil

verb

Meaning

Involve someone or something deeply in a difficult, complicated, or unpleasant situation.

The senator was embroiled in a massive financial scandal that threatened to end his career.
She tried to remain neutral, but she soon found herself embroiled in the office politics.

Synonyms: involve, entangle, implicate, enmesh

verb

Pronunciation: ɪmˈbrɔɪl

Involve someone or something deeply in a difficult, complicated, or unpleasant situation.

The senator was embroiled in a massive financial scandal that threatened to end his career.
She tried to remain neutral, but she soon found herself embroiled in the office politics.
The country was embroiled in a long and costly civil war for over a decade.

embroil someone in [something] (collocation): To cause someone to become part of a difficult situation. — "The manager did not want to embroil his staff in the budget cuts."
be embroiled in [something] (collocation): To be currently stuck or involved in a difficult situation (passive). — "They are currently embroiled in a messy legal battle."

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