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embroglio

[ em-brohl-yoh ]

/ ɛmˈbroʊl yoʊ /

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noun, plural em·bro·glios.

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Origin of embroglio

Confused with embroil

Words nearby embroglio

embrasure, embrittle, embrittlement, embrocate, embrocation, embroglio, embroider, embroideress, embroidery, embroidery needle, embroil

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Example sentences from the Web for embroglio

This evening we had a famous embroglio between our chaouch and the marabout.
Narrative of a Mission to Central Africa Performed in the Years 1850-51, Volume 1|James Richardson
And the whole embroglio is your fault, if you come to look at it between the eyes.
The Lightning Conductor Discovers America|C. N. (Charles Norris) Williamson and A. M. (Alice Muriel) Williamson
Nor is his relation to the three-cornered embroglio within the Church itself anywhere set forth in detail.
Shelburne Essays, Third Series|Paul Elmer More
Actually the shooting was the result of an embroglio with certain servants on his estate.
Essays on the Greek Romances|Elizabeth Hazelton Haight

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