imbroglio
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yoʊ noun, plural im·bro·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.
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| —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, | |
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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)).
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Example sentences
The latest imbroglio seems to have ended a bit more sedately, though.
The aftermath of this imbroglio should be interesting to note.
There was, for example, the imbroglio involving a student who complained about an odor emanating from her roommate's closet.
The autumn has been spent under the threat of a government shutdown over the state budget imbroglio.
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