EMBROILMENT

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

An intricate and confusing interpersonal or political situation

Synonyms:

embroilment; imbroglio

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("embroilment" is a kind of...):

situation (a complex or critical or unusual difficulty)

Derivation:

embroil (force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action)

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