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imbroglio
[
im-
brohl
-yoh
]
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im·bro·glio
/
ɪmˈbroʊl
yoʊ
/
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[
im-
brohl
-yoh
]
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noun,
plural
-glios.
1.
a misunderstanding, disagreement, etc., of a complicated or bitter
nature
, as between persons or nations.
2.
an intricate and perplexing state of affairs; a complicated or difficult situation.
3.
a confused heap.
Also,
embroglio.
Origin:
1740–50;
<
Italian,
derivative of
imbrogliare
to
embroil
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The autumn has been spent under the threat of a government shutdown over the state budget
imbroglio
.
The current
imbroglio
is over who gets the reactor, and with it the economic boost of a multibillion-dollar construction project.
The mobile-billboard
imbroglio
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The autumn has been spent under the threat of a government shutdown over the state budget
imbroglio
.
The current
imbroglio
is over who gets the reactor, and with it the economic boost of a multibillion-dollar construction project.
The mobile-billboard
imbroglio
is a product of trends in traffic and in advertising.
The aftermath of this
imbroglio
should be interesting to note.
Nonetheless, the group currently finds itself in a major
imbroglio
still to be resolved.
The
imbroglio
will surely keep the bad headlines coming for the banks involved.
The latest
imbroglio
seems to have ended a bit more sedately, though.
There was, for example, the
imbroglio
involving a student who complained about an odor emanating from her roommate's closet.
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Collins
World English Dictionary
imbroglio
(ɪmˈbrəʊlɪˌəʊ)
—
n
,
pl
-glios
1.
a confused or perplexing political or interpersonal situation
2.
obsolete
a confused heap; jumble
[C18: from Italian, from
imbrogliare
to confuse,
embroil
]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Word Origin & History
imbroglio
1750, from It. imbroglio, from imbrogliare "confuse, tangle," from in- "in" + brogliare "embroil," probably from M.Fr. brouiller "confuse" (see
broil
(2)).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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