"embroiled" in the verb sense
1. embroil, tangle, sweep, sweep up, drag, drag in
force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action
"They were swept up by the events"
"don't drag me into this business"
"embroiled" in the adjective sense
1. embroiled, entangled
deeply involved especially in something complicated
"embroiled in the conflict"
"felt unwilling entangled in their affairs"
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