imbroglio
[im-brohl-yoh]
noun, plural im·bro·glios.
a misunderstanding, disagreement, etc., of a complicated or bitter nature, as between persons or nations.
an intricate and perplexing state of affairs; a complicated or difficult situation.
a confused heap.
Also embroglio.
Origin of imbroglio
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Related Words for imbroglio
entanglement, squabble, brouhaha, quandary, spat, complication, embroilment, miff, brawl, run-in, argument, embarrassment, complexity, quarrel, involvement, altercation, broil, dispute, row, bickeringExamples from the Web for imbroglio
Contemporary Examples of imbroglio
Yet the current imbroglio in which Obama finds himself is self-inflicted.
No wonder the summit was eclipsed by the B-movie imbroglio over Secret Service agents moonlighting as sex tourists.
Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell, on the other hand, found the Sestak imbroglio to be less, er, pungent.
Historical Examples of imbroglio
The Mesopotamian imbroglio was denounced as both a crime and a blunder.
The New World of IslamLothrop Stoddard
Now, as the European imbroglio is clarified, at them, at them!
Diary from March 4, 1861, to November 12, 1862Adam Gurowski
But at last I had grasped the clue to this imbroglio into which fate had thrust me.
Tales of Secret EgyptSax Rohmer
The imbroglio of the Ladies of the Bedchamber had been settled in 1840.
Mr. Punch's History of Modern England, Vol. I (of 4).--1841-1857Charles L. Graves
Numerous have been the attempts to entangle me in that imbroglio.
imbroglio
noun plural -glios
Word Origin for imbroglio
C18: from Italian, from imbrogliare to confuse, embroil
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