Embroiling

/ɪmˈbrɔɪlɪŋ/ verb

Definition

The act of involving someone in conflict or a confusing situation; entangling or complicating.

Etymology

Present participle of 'embroil,' formed with the '-ing' suffix. Can function as a verb or adjective describing situations that are tangling or confusing.

Kelly Says

An 'embroiling' situation is one that sucks you in against your will—like quicksand or a tangle of vines—which is exactly what the visual metaphor of the word suggests.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ተሳትፈ
te-sa-te-fe
ARالعربية
مُشَكِّل
mu-shakkil
BNবাংলা
প্রবল
pro-bol
CACatalà
enredant
en-re-dan-t
CSČeština
zamotávající
za-mo-ta-va-j-i-ci
DADansk
indvikler
in-d-vi-k-lər
DEDeutsch
verwickelt
fɛr-viːk-lɛt
ELΕλληνικά
συμμετέχων
sim-me-te-chon
ESEspañol
enredando
en-re-dan-do
FAفارسی
درگیرکننده
dar-geer-kon-ne
FISuomi
sekaava
se-ka-a-va
FRFrançais
enlisant
ɑ̃-li-sɑ̃
GUGU
આંતર
aan-tar
HAHA
zama
za-ma
HEעברית
מעורב
me-or-v
HIहिन्दी
लिप्त कर रहा है
lip-t kar ra-ha hai
HUMagyar
bevonó
bɛ-vo-no
IDBahasa Indonesia
membingungkan
mem-bing-gung-kan
IGIG
gbagbu
gbag-bu
ITItaliano
coinvolgendo
kɔ-in-vɔl-gɛn-do
JA日本語
巻き込むこと
maki-komu-koto
KKKK
іш
ish
KMKM
បញ្ចូល
ban-choul
KO한국어
휘말리고 있음
hwi-mal-ri-go is-seum
MRMR
आडवे
aad-ve
MSBahasa Melayu
melibatkan
me-li-vol-kan
MYမြန်မာ
ပါဝင်
pa-wa-win
NLNederlands
verwikkelend
vɛr-vɔ-klə-lɛn-d
NONorsk
innblanding
in-n-blanding
PAPA
ਪਾ
pa
PLPolski
wplątający
vplą-ta-y-ći
PTPortuguês
envolvendo
ən-vɔl-vɛn-do
RORomână
implicat
im-pli-kat
RUРусский
втягивающий
vty-kha-y-va-y-ush-chiy
SVSvenska
inblandande
in-bland-an-de
SWKiswahili
mchanganyiko
m-chan-ga-ny-i-ko
TAதமிழ்
சேர்க்கும்
sa-er-kkum
TEతెలుగు
ఒకటం చేసే
o-ka-tam che-se
THไทย
ก่อปัญหา
gor-pa-na
TLTL
mamasyal
ma-ma-syal
TRTürkçe
kavga sokan
kav-ga so-kan
UKУкраїнська
залучений
za-lu-chen-iy
URاردو
مخلوط
makhlut
VITiếng Việt
gây rối
gay roi
YOYO
ṣeṣẹ
she-she
ZH中文
卷入中
juǎn rù zhōng
ZUZU
kuhlwa
kuhl-wa

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