afoul

Adverb

 * 1)  In a state of collision or entanglement.
 * The ships’ lines and sails were all afoul.
 * 1) * 1849,, The Naval Officer, Chapter 2, in , Volume 34, Number 3, March 1849,
 * The atmosphere was soon thick and stifling, and the crews were working their guns with the energy of desperation, when a severe concussion, followed by a harsh and grating sound, told that the ships were afoul.
 * 1)  In a state of entanglement or conflict (with).
 * He had a knack for running afoul of the law.
 * He had a knack for running afoul of the law.

Usage notes
In contemporary English, afoul is mainly used in the phrases fall afoul (of) and run afoul (of).

Derived terms

 * run afoul
 * run afoul of

Translations

 * Finnish: sotkussa, hakauksessa
 * Portuguese: em conflito com, de encontro a,
 * Russian: в запу́ганном состоя́нии, в противоре́чие с, вразре́з с, столкнове́ние с,
 * Spanish: en conflicto con