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[ im-brohl-yoh ] / ɪmˈbroʊl yoʊ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR imbroglio ON THESAURUS.COM
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. Origin of imbroglio1740–50; <Italian, derivative of imbrogliare to embroil Words nearby imbroglioimbracery, imbrangle, imbrex, imbricate, imbrication, imbroglio, Imbros, imbrown, imbrue, imbrute, imbue Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for imbroglioYet the current imbroglio in which Obama finds himself is self-inflicted. Obama Needs a Friend in Congress—Like Bush Had|Lloyd Green|September 10, 2013|DAILY BEAST No wonder the summit was eclipsed by the B-movie imbroglio over Secret Service agents moonlighting as sex tourists. Cartagena Summit’s Other Outrage: Obama’s Indifference to Latin Issues|Mac Margolis|April 27, 2012|DAILY BEAST Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell, on the other hand, found the Sestak imbroglio to be less, er, pungent. May 30: 7 Best Moments From Sunday Talk|The Daily Beast Video|May 30, 2010|DAILY BEAST The imbroglio of the Ladies of the Bedchamber had been settled in 1840. Mr. Punch's History of Modern England, Vol. I (of 4).--1841-1857|Charles L. Graves
The whole Toltec imbroglio is the result of a confusion between the histories of two peoples. The American Egypt|Channing Arnold It is your own course of action, remember, which has led to the present—the present—well, let us say imbroglio. I am uneasy, fearing we may commit some spread-eagleism towards France during this present Mexican imbroglio. Diary from March 4, 1861, to November 12, 1862|Adam Gurowski How, then, the reader may ask, is an issue to be found out of the present imbroglio? Russia|Donald Mackenzie Wallace
British Dictionary definitions for imbroglio
noun plural -gliosa confused or perplexing political or interpersonal situation obsolete a confused heap; jumble Word Origin for imbroglioC18: from Italian, from imbrogliare to confuse, embroil Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to imbroglioentanglement, squabble, brouhaha, quandary, spat, complication, embroilment, miff, brawl, run-in, argument, embarrassment, complexity, quarrel, involvement, altercation, broil, dispute, row, bickering |