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imbroglio

Main Entry:: im·bro·glio
Pronunciation:: \im-ˈbrōl-(ˌ)yō\
Function:: noun
Inflected Form(s):: plural im·bro·glios
Etymology:: Italian, from imbrogliare to entangle, from Middle French embrouiller — more at embroil
Date:: 1750

1: a confused mass2 a: an intricate or complicated situation (as in a drama or novel) b: an acutely painful or embarrassing misunderstanding c: a violently confused or bitterly complicated altercation : embroilment d: scandal 3a <survived the political imbroglio>

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