embroils
Drags into conflict
Embroils means involves someone in conflict, confusion, or difficult circumstances.
The word suggests being drawn into messy situations against one's better judgment: The scandal embroiled the entire administration.
To be embroiled in something is to be entangled in it: embroiled in a bitter custody dispute, embroiled in controversy.
Twisted mass of strands
- snarlHostile vocal threat
- muddleDisordered, bewildered state
- entwineWind around each other
- enmeshCatch in interwoven strands
knot · web · quagmire · morass · mire · complexity · intricacy · maze
Verbal clash over differences
- controversyProlonged public disagreement
- entangleTwist into confusion
- enmeshCatch in interwoven strands
- implicateSuggest involvement in wrongdoing
involve · ensnare · feud · quarrel · altercation · clash · confrontation · strife
Legal dispute process
- lawsuitCivil court proceeding
- grievanceFormal claim of unfairness
- tribunalJudicial decision-making body
- proceedingsSequence of formal events
prosecution · indictment · subpoena · deposition · testimony · allegations · scandal · investigation
tangle
Twisted mass of strands
enmesh · knot · web · quagmire · morass · mire · complexity · intricacy · maze · labyrinth
dispute
Verbal clash over differences
- controversyProlonged public disagreement
- entangleTwist into confusion
- enmeshCatch in interwoven strands
implicate · involve · ensnare · feud · quarrel · altercation · clash · confrontation · strife · hostilities
litigation
Legal dispute process
- lawsuitCivil court proceeding
- grievanceFormal claim of unfairness
- tribunalJudicial decision-making body
proceedings · prosecution · indictment · subpoena · deposition · testimony · allegations · scandal · investigation · inquiry
embroilsextricates
Releases from entanglement
disentangles · frees · liberates · releases · removes