embroil

embroil is a 7-letter English word with 4 senses as transitive verb, noun, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: 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. Face value is 11 in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

7 letters · Scrabble 11 · Words With Friends 14 · 4 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. 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.
2. transitive verb. To implicate in confusion; to complicate; to jumble.
3. noun. See Embroilment.
4. verb. force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action

   "They were swept up by the events"

   "don't drag me into this business"

   Synonyms: drag, sweep, tangle

Synonyms

drag, sweep, tangle

Common word forms

embroils, embroiled, embroiler, embroiling, embroilment

Words from these letters

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