embroilment
Caught in conflict
Embroilment is the state of being entangled in conflict, controversy, or complicated circumstances.
The word suggests being drawn into trouble not entirely of one's own making: His embroilment in the scandal cost him the nomination.
Where involvement is neutral, embroilment implies messy, contentious situations difficult to escape.
Angry, prolonged conflict
- hostilitiesActive armed fighting
- confrontationDirect hostile encounter
- clashViolent disagreement or collision
- feudBitter ongoing rivalry
antagonism · warfare · battle · skirmish · discord · dissension · belligerence · friction
Prolonged public disagreement
- contentionAssertion or rivalry
- quarrelAngry verbal dispute
- disagreementAbsence of shared opinion
- argumentReasoned case or dispute
litigation · grievance · complaint · squabble · wrangling · legal battle · lawsuit · arbitration
Boundary-blurring relational pattern
- involvementState of being engaged
- complicityShared criminal involvement
- implicationIndirect suggestion or consequence
- entrapmentDefense against induced criminality
web · quagmire · morass · mire · snare · predicament · bind · complexity
strife
Angry, prolonged conflict
- hostilitiesActive armed fighting
- confrontationDirect hostile encounter
- clashViolent disagreement or collision
feud · antagonism · warfare · battle · skirmish · discord · dissension · belligerence · friction · enmity
controversy
Prolonged public disagreement
- contentionAssertion or rivalry
- quarrelAngry verbal dispute
- disagreementAbsence of shared opinion
argument · litigation · grievance · complaint · squabble · wrangling · legal battle · lawsuit · arbitration · mediation
enmeshment
Boundary-blurring relational pattern
- involvementState of being engaged
- complicityShared criminal involvement
- implicationIndirect suggestion or consequence
entrapment · web · quagmire · morass · mire · snare · predicament · bind · complexity · labyrinth
upheaval
Violent disturbance of order
- commotionNoisy, confused disturbance
- tumultNoisy, chaotic disturbance
- chaosComplete disorder and confusion
disarray · pandemonium · uproar · furor · maelstrom · storm · whirlwind · frenzy · bedlam · havoc
- involvementparticipate, participation, join in, involvement, take part
- tanglestangle, knot, snarl, jumble, mess
embroilmentpeace
Freedom from disturbance
harmony · concord · agreement · detachment · reconciliation
embroilmentextrication
Act of freeing
disentanglement · freedom · liberation · extraction · uninvolvement
embroilmentorder
Methodical arrangement or request
simplicity · clarity · straightforwardness · disentanglement · resolution