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31imbroglio — (n.) 1750, from It. imbroglio, from imbrogliare confuse, tangle, from assimilated form of in into, in, on, upon (see IN (Cf. in ) (2)) + brogliare embroil, probably from M.Fr. brouiller confuse (see BROIL (Cf. broil) (2); also Cf …
32Emil Rieve — (June 8, 1892 ndash; January 24, 1975)Saxon, Emil Rieve, Unionist, Dies, New York Times, January 26, 1975.] was a Polish American labor leader. He was president of the Textile Workers Union of America (TWUA) from 1939 to 1956, a vice president of …
33confuse — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. perplex, confound, disconcert; embroil, muddle; abash, embarrass. See disorder, humility, unintelligibility. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. puzzle, perplex, bewilder, confound, nonplus, disconcert, abash …
34Derangement — (Roget s Thesaurus) >Subversion of Order PARAG:Derangement >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 derangement derangement &c. >V. Sgm: N 1 disorder disorder &c. 59 Sgm: N 1 evection evection discomposure disturbance Sgm: N 1 disorganization… …
35Discord — I (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Discord >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 discord discord discordance Sgm: N 1 dissonance dissonance cacophony want of harmony caterwauling Sgm: N 1 harshness harshness &c. 410 =>(Confused sounds) …
36drag in — verb 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 • Syn: ↑embroil, ↑tangle, ↑sweep, ↑sweep up, ↑drag • Derivatio …
37sweep up — verb 1. take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one s own (Freq. 1) She embraced Catholicism They adopted the Jewish faith • Syn: ↑espouse, ↑embrace, ↑adopt • Derivationally related forms: ↑ …
38Civil war — War War, n. [OE. & AS. werre; akin to OHG. werra scandal, quarrel, sedition, werran to confound, mix, D. warren, G. wirren, verwirren, to embroil, confound, disturb, and perhaps to E. worse; cf. OF. werre war, F. querre, of Teutonic origin. Cf.… …
39Disembroil — Dis em*broil , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disembroiled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disembroiling}.] [Pref. dis + embroil.] To disentangle; to free from perplexity; to extricate from confusion. [1913 Webster] Vaillant has disembroiled a history that was lost to… …
40Disembroiled — Disembroil Dis em*broil , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disembroiled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disembroiling}.] [Pref. dis + embroil.] To disentangle; to free from perplexity; to extricate from confusion. [1913 Webster] Vaillant has disembroiled a history that… …
