Antonyms for embroilment
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : em-broil |
| Phonetic Transcription : ɛmˈbrɔɪl |
Definition of embroilment
Origin :- c.1600, "throw into disorder," from French embrouillier (cognate of Italian imbrogliare), from en- "in" (see en- (1)) + brouiller "confuse," from Old French brooillier (see broil (v.2)). Sense of "involve in a quarrel" is first attested c.1610. Related: Embroiled; embroiling.
- noun involvement in fight
- Different from both would be the value of a peace by neglect of such useless national discriminations as now make for embroilment.
- Extract from : « An Inquiry Into The Nature Of Peace And The Terms Of Its Perpetuation » by Thorstein Veblen
- "I scarcely see how to take this," he said, being clever enough to suppose that a dash of candour might sweeten the embroilment.
- Extract from : « Springhaven » by R. D. Blackmore
- The Pope sent his plenipotentiary with troops; but this only increased the embroilment.
- Extract from : « Wanderings in Corsica, Vol. 1 of 2 » by Ferdinand Gregorovius
- Does like join itself to like; does the spirit of method stir in that confusion, so that its embroilment becomes order?
- Extract from : « Sartor Resartus, and On Heroes, Hero-Worship, and the Heroic in History » by Thomas Carlyle
- Time during such an embroilment was hard to measure, and Shann could not be sure.
- Extract from : « Storm Over Warlock » by Andre Norton
Synonyms for embroilment
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