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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Word of the Day

12 May 2025

UNSEASONED

(adjective) not tried or tested by experience; “unseasoned artillery volunteers”; “still untested in battle”; “an illustrator untried in mural painting”; “a young hand at plowing”


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the largest collection of coffee pots belongs to Robert Dahl (Germany) and consists of 27,390 coffee pots as of 2 November 2012, in Rövershagen, Germany.

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