Embroil — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɛmbɹˈɔɪl/

🇬🇧British English

/dɹˈɒpɪŋz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɹˈɒpɪŋz/

2 syllables Say it as /ɛmbɹˈɔɪl/.

Examples

They were swept up by the events
don't drag me into this business

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

sweep tangle drag drag in sweep up

Parts of Speech

verb	force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action “They were swept up by the events”

Word Forms

embroilment

noun

an intricate and confusing interpersonal or political situation

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

verwickeln

in eine Situation, einen Zustand oder eine Vorgehensweise zwingen

🇫🇷French

mêler à

forcer à se placer dans une sorte de situation, de condition ou de plan d'action

🇪🇸Spanish

embrollar

fuerza en algún tipo de situación, condición o curso de acción

🇮🇹Italian

coinvolgere

forzare in qualche tipo di situazione, condizione o linea di condotta

🇳🇱Dutch

verwikkelen

dwingen tot een bepaalde situatie, toestand of handelwijze

🇵🇹Portuguese

envolver

forçar em algum tipo de situação, condição ou curso de ação

🇷🇺Russian

поссорить

принуждение к какой-то ситуации, состоянию или образу действий

India

🇮🇳Hindi

उलझाना

किसी प्रकार की स्थिति, स्थिति या कार्यवाही के लिए बाध्य करना

🇧🇩Bengali

আলিঙ্গন

কোন ধরনের পরিস্থিতি, অবস্থা, বা কর্মের কোর্সে বাধ্য করা

🇮🇳Tamil

சிக்க வைக்க

சில வகையான சூழ்நிலை, நிபந்தனை அல்லது செயல்பாட்டிற்கு கட்டாயப்படுத்துதல்

🇮🇳Telugu

చిక్కుముడి

ఒక రకమైన పరిస్థితి, పరిస్థితి లేదా చర్య యొక్క కోర్సులోకి బలవంతం

🇮🇳Marathi

गळ घालणे

एखाद्या प्रकारची परिस्थिती, स्थिती किंवा कृतीत भाग पाडणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

ગૂંગળામણ

અમુક પ્રકારની પરિસ્થિતિ, સ્થિતિ અથવા ક્રિયાના માર્ગમાં દબાણ કરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಇಕ್ಕಟ್ಟು

ಕೆಲವು ರೀತಿಯ ಪರಿಸ್ಥಿತಿ, ಸ್ಥಿತಿ ಅಥವಾ ಕ್ರಿಯೆಯ ಕೋರ್ಸ್‌ಗೆ ಒತ್ತಾಯಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഇഴചേർക്കുക

ഏതെങ്കിലും തരത്തിലുള്ള സാഹചര്യത്തിലേക്കോ അവസ്ഥയിലേക്കോ പ്രവർത്തന ഗതിയിലേക്കോ നിർബന്ധിക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਉਲਝਣਾ

ਕਿਸੇ ਕਿਸਮ ਦੀ ਸਥਿਤੀ, ਸਥਿਤੀ, ਜਾਂ ਕਾਰਵਾਈ ਦੇ ਕੋਰਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਮਜਬੂਰ ਕਰੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

الجھنا

کسی قسم کی صورتحال، حالت، یا عمل کے طریقہ کار پر مجبور کریں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

卷入

强迫进入某种情况、条件或行动方针

🇯🇵Japanese

巻き込む

ある種の状況、状態、または行動方針を強制する

🇰🇷Korean

휩쓸어 넣다

어떤 종류의 상황, 조건 또는 행동 과정을 강요하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thêu dệt

buộc vào một số loại tình huống, điều kiện hoặc quá trình hành động

🇹🇭Thai

พัวพัน

บังคับในสถานการณ์ เงื่อนไข หรือการกระทำบางอย่าง

🇮🇩Indonesian

melibatkan

memaksa ke dalam suatu situasi, kondisi, atau tindakan

🇵🇭Filipino

makisali

puwersa sa ilang uri ng sitwasyon, kondisyon, o paraan ng pagkilos

🇲🇾Malay

melibatkan diri

memaksa ke dalam beberapa jenis situasi, keadaan, atau tindakan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

توريط

القوة في نوع ما من الموقف أو الحالة أو مسار العمل

🇮🇷Persian

درگیر کردن

مجبور کردن به نوعی موقعیت، شرایط یا مسیر عمل

🇹🇷Turkish

karmakarışık etmek

bir tür duruma, koşula veya eylem planına zorlama

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְסַבֵּך

כוח לסוג של מצב, מצב או דרך פעולה כלשהי

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The primary meaning of 'embroil' is 'force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action'.

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Using 'embroil' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'embroil' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'embroil' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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