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imbroglio
im·bro·glio I0044200 (ĭm-brōl′yō)n. pl. im·bro·glios 1. a. A difficult or intricate situation; an entanglement.b. A confused or complicated disagreement.2. Archaic A confused heap; a tangle.
[Italian, from Old Italian, from imbrogliare, to tangle, confuse : in-, in (from Latin; see in-2) + brogliare, to mix, stir (probably from Old French brooiller, brouiller; see broil2).]imbroglio (ɪmˈbrəʊlɪˌəʊ) n, pl -glios1. a confused or perplexing political or interpersonal situation2. obsolete a confused heap; jumble[C18: from Italian, from imbrogliare to confuse, embroil]im•bro•glio (ɪmˈbroʊl yoʊ) also embroglio
n., pl. -glios. 1. a misunderstanding or disagreement of a complicated nature. 2. an intricate and perplexing state of affairs. 3. a confused heap. [1740–50; < Italian, derivative of imbrogliare to embroil] Imbroglio a confused heap of things, 1750.Examples: imbroglio of torn boughs, 1850.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | imbroglio - an intricate and confusing interpersonal or political situationembroilmentsituation - a complex or critical or unusual difficulty; "the dangerous situation developed suddenly"; "that's quite a situation"; "no human situation is simple" | | 2. | imbroglio - a very embarrassing misunderstandingmisinterpretation, mistaking, misunderstanding - putting the wrong interpretation on; "his misinterpretation of the question caused his error"; "there was no mistaking her meaning" |
imbroglionoun complication, involvement, complexity, embarrassment, misunderstanding, quandary, entanglement What investor would willingly become involved in this imbroglio?Translationspasticciosituazione confusaimbroglioenUS
Synonyms for imbroglionoun complicationSynonyms- complication
- involvement
- complexity
- embarrassment
- misunderstanding
- quandary
- entanglement
Synonyms for imbroglionoun an intricate and confusing interpersonal or political situationSynonymsRelated Wordsnoun a very embarrassing misunderstandingRelated Words- misinterpretation
- mistaking
- misunderstanding
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