embroil

• POS: Verb (transitive)
• HYPHEN: em=broil

CIDE DICTIONARY

embroil, v. t. [F. embrouiller; pref. em- (L. in) + brouiller. See 1st Broil, and cf. Imbroglio.].

•  To throw into confusion or commotion by contention or discord; to entangle in a broil or quarrel; to make confused; to distract; to involve in difficulties by dissension or strife.  [1913 Webster]

  "The royal house embroiled in civil war."  [1913 Webster]
•  To implicate in confusion; to complicate; to jumble.  [1913 Webster]

  "The Christian antiquities at Rome . . . are so embroiled with "

Syn. -- To perplex; entangle; distract; disturb; disorder; trouble; implicate; commingle.

embroil, n. 

 See Embroilment.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

embroil, v.tr.
1 (often foll. by with) involve (a person) in conflict or difficulties.
2 bring (affairs) into a state of confusion.

Derivative

embroilment n.

Etymology

F embrouiller (as EN-(1), BROIL(2))

ROGET THESAURUS

embroil

Derangement

VB derange, disarrange, misarrange, displace, misplace, mislay, discompose, disorder, deorganize, discombobulate, disorganize, embroil, unsettle, disturb, confuse, trouble, perturb, jumble, tumble, shuffle, randomize, huddle, muddle, toss, hustle, fumble, riot, bring into disorder, put into disorder, throw into disorder, muss, break the ranks, disconcert, convulse, break in upon, unhinge, dislocate, put out of joint, throw out of gear, turn topsy-turvy, bedevil, complicate, involve, perplex, confound, imbrangle, embrangle, tangle, entangle, ravel, tousle, towzle, dishevel, ruffle, rumple, litter, scatter, mix, rearrange.

Discord

VB be discordant, disagree, come amiss, clash, jar, jostle, pull different ways, conflict, have no measures with, misunderstand one another, live like cat and dog, differ, dissent, have a bone to pick, have a crow to pluck with, fall out, quarrel, dispute, litigate, controvert, squabble, wrangle, jangle, brangle, bicker, nag, spar, have words, with, fall foul of, split, break with, break squares with, part company with, declare war, try conclusions, join issue, put in issue, pick a quarrel, fasten a quarrel on, sow dissension, stir up dissension, embroil, entangle, disunite, widen the breach, set at odds, set together by the ears, set against, pit against, get into hot water, fish in troubled waters, brawl, kick up a row, kick up a dust, turn the house out of window, be discordant, jar.