em·broil·ment \-ȯi(ə)lmənt\noun (-s) Etymology: French embrouillement, from embrouiller + -ment 1.: the act of embroiling or state of being embroiled; often: uproar, commotion, quarrel < an embroilment that led to a crowded police court the next morning > 2.: entanglement, perplexity, involvement < trying to avoid embroilment in continental quarrels >