embroglio

[ em-brohl-yoh ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, plural em·bro·glios.

Confused with embroil

This evening we had a famous embroglio between our chaouch and the marabout.

And the whole embroglio is your fault, if you come to look at it between the eyes.

Nor is his relation to the three-cornered embroglio within the Church itself anywhere set forth in detail.

Actually the shooting was the result of an embroglio with certain servants on his estate.

Mr. Lay was dismissed from the service of the Manchoo, through the "Vampyre" embroglio.

April 23, 2024inveterate

[in-vet-er-it ]

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