embroiled

[em-broild]

adjective

1. complicated; confused.

   I congratulate you on your skillful diplomacy, which disentangled an embroiled situation to the satisfaction of all.

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of embroil.

Other Word Forms

• unembroiled adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of embroiled¹

embroil ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

A popping of the AI bubble would eliminate smaller players and lead to a widespread spending pullback, dismantling the current AI capex race that Big Tech companies are embroiled in.

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Israel's army is currently embroiled in a legal and political scandal around leaked video footage allegedly showing the abuse of Palestinian detainees - a case that has pitted ultranationalist politicians against the country's security forces.

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Conservatives are likewise embroiled in bitter internal fighting over an idea even more stupid than Mr. Schumer’s shutdown: dispatching the welcome wagon for Holocaust denier and white nationalist Nick Fuentes.

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The two sides have been embroiled in a civil war that has killed at least 150,000 people and forced 12 million others from their homes since it erupted in April 2023.

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In just seconds, it generated a plot outline about a wedding photographer unwittingly embroiled in a criminal conspiracy.

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