imbroglio

im·bro·glio

 (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.

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[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).]

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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]

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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]

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Imbroglio

 a confused heap of things, 1750.

Examples: imbroglio of torn boughs, 1850.

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	imbroglio - an intricate and confusing interpersonal or political situation embroilment situation - 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 misunderstanding misinterpretation, mistaking, misunderstanding - putting the wrong interpretation on; "his misinterpretation of the question caused his error"; "there was no mistaking her meaning"

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imbroglio

noun complication, involvement, complexity, embarrassment, misunderstanding, quandary, entanglement What investor would willingly become involved in this imbroglio?

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Translations

pasticciosituazione confusa

imbroglio

[ɪmˈbrəʊlɪəʊ] N → embrollo m, enredo m

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imbroglio

n (liter) → verwickelte Lage, Verwirrung f

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