0 past simple and past participle of embroil --
1 to cause someone to become involved in an argument or a difficult situation: --
The whole process of land acquisition which ensued, however, got embroiled in an inordinately complex bureaucratic process including the tracing of inaccurate land deeds and registration, creating delays and confusion.
Again, these positions represent only extremes of an embroiled and often paradoxical debate which took the female body as its subject.
The other zone encompassed the rest of the world's population, living in lesser developed states, often authoritarian, and occasionally embroiled in internal and external conflicts.
He was also known for the many feuds in which he became embroiled.
I felt that reading the book did not force me to become overly embroiled in the debriefing debate.
Subsequently, it became increasingly embroiled in a struggle between rival merchant and noble interests for control over private industry.
As a result, they became embroiled in power struggles, both directly and indirectly, backing warlords who were sympathetic to their missionary activities.
The latter became embroiled with a trader over the price of shoes and matters came to a boil.