embroilments
Complicated conflict situations
Embroilments are situations of confusion, conflict, or entanglement, typically involving disputes or complicated circumstances that are difficult to escape.
The word suggests being drawn into controversy or heated disagreement against one's better judgment.
His embroilments with local authorities made him notorious in the small town.
Political embroilments often arise from competing interests and can persist for years before resolution.
Angry verbal dispute
- feudBitter ongoing rivalry
- conflictOpposition between parties
- dramaTheatrical art or turmoil
- falling-outSerious dispute ending relations
rift · estrangement · confrontation · animosity · tension · grudge · misunderstanding · betrayal
Disgraceful public affair
- controversyProlonged public disagreement
- affairRomantic entanglement outside commitment
- crisisDecisive dangerous moment
- intrigueSecret plotting or fascination
diplomatic incident · cover-up · power struggle · faction · corruption · impeachment · partisan · coup
Legal dispute process
- lawsuitCivil court proceeding
- disputeVerbal clash over differences
- entanglementState of being intertwined
- prosecutionPursuing legal charges
proceedings · injunction · deposition · settlement · liability · indictment · allegation · testimony
Opposition between parties
- skirmishBrief, limited combat
- engagementCommitment to wed or attend
- warfareArmed conflict between groups
- insurgencyArmed uprising against authority
occupation · intervention · quagmire · siege · hostilities · campaign · incursion · ambush
Disgraceful public affair
- fraudIntentional criminal trickery
- insolvencyInability to pay debts
- bankruptcyLegal status when insolvent
- liabilityLegal or financial obligation
default · audit · investigation · misappropriation · embezzlement · debt · foreclosure · creditor
quarrel
Angry verbal dispute
falling-out · rift · estrangement · confrontation · animosity · tension · grudge · misunderstanding · betrayal · acrimony
scandal
Disgraceful public affair
- controversyProlonged public disagreement
- affairRomantic entanglement outside commitment
- crisisDecisive dangerous moment
intrigue · diplomatic incident · cover-up · power struggle · faction · corruption · impeachment · partisan · coup · conspiracy
litigation
Legal dispute process
- lawsuitCivil court proceeding
- disputeVerbal clash over differences
- entanglementState of being intertwined
prosecution · proceedings · injunction · deposition · settlement · liability · indictment · allegation · testimony · subpoena
conflict
Opposition between parties
- skirmishBrief, limited combat
- engagementCommitment to wed or attend
- warfareArmed conflict between groups
insurgency · occupation · intervention · quagmire · siege · hostilities · campaign · incursion · ambush · confrontation
scandal
Disgraceful public affair
- fraudIntentional criminal trickery
- insolvencyInability to pay debts
- bankruptcyLegal status when insolvent
liability · default · audit · investigation · misappropriation · embezzlement · debt · foreclosure · creditor · collateral
embroilmentspeace
Freedom from disturbance
harmony · accord · reconciliations · agreements · truces
embroilmentssimplicity
Lack of complexity
order · clarity · straightforwardness · tidiness · neatness
embroilmentsdetachment
Separation or emotional uninvolvement
disengagement · extrication · peace · noninvolvement · neutrality