embrouiller

Definitions of embrouiller
  1. verb
    tangle or complicate
    synonyms: emmêler
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    antonyms:
    débrouiller, démêler
    become or cause to become undone by separating the fibers or threads of
    démêler, dénouer, effiler
    disentangle
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    type of:
    entrelacer, s'enrouler
    spin,wind, or twist together
  2. verb
    disarrange or rumple; dishevel
    synonyms: emmêler
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    type of:
    déranger, désorganiser, mettre en désordre
    destroy the arrangement or order of
  3. verb
    cause to feel embarrassment
    synonyms: troubler
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    types:
    déconcerter, rendre nerveux
    cause to be nervous or upset
    distraire, divertir
    draw someone's attention away from something
    type of:
    embarrasser, gêner
    cause to be embarrassed; cause to feel self-conscious
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