embroilment

English Thesaurus

1. an intricate and confusing interpersonal or political situation (noun.state)

hypernym	:	situation,
definition	:	a complex or critical or unusual difficulty (noun.state)

derivation	:	drag, drag in, embroil, sweep, sweep up, tangle,
definition	:	force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action (verb.stative)

derivation	:	drag, drag in, embroil, sweep, sweep up, tangle,
definition	:	force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action (verb.stative)