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noun an intricate and confusing interpersonal or political situation
originEtymology tree English embroil Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English embroilment From embroil + -ment.
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