EMBROILMENT

imbroglio, embroilment

(noun) an intricate and confusing interpersonal or political situation

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

embroilment (countable and uncountable, plural embroilments)

The condition of being embroiled in something; an imbroglio or entanglement.

Source: Wiktionary


Em*broil"ment, n. Etym: [Cf. F. embrouillement.]

Definition: The act of embroiling, or the condition of being embroiled; entanglement in a broil. Bp. Burnet.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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30 January 2025

HYPERICISM

(noun) a severe dermatitis of herbivorous domestic animals attributable to photosensitivity from eating Saint John’s wort


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