imbroglio
(noun) a very embarrassing misunderstanding
imbroglio, embroilment
(noun) an intricate and confusing interpersonal or political situation
Source: WordNet® 3.1
imbroglio (plural imbroglios or imbrogli)
A complicated situation; an entanglement.
• snarl
Source: Wiktionary
Im*brogl"io, n.; pl. Imbroglios. [Written also embroglio.] Etym: [It. See 1st Broil, and cf. Embroil.]
1. An intricate, complicated plot, as of a drama or work of fiction.
2. A complicated and embarrassing state of things; a serious misunderstanding. Wrestling to free itself from the baleful imbroglio. Carlyle.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
15 April 2025
(adjective) marked by or promising bad fortune; “their business venture was doomed from the start”; “an ill-fated business venture”; “an ill-starred romance”; “the unlucky prisoner was again put in irons”- W.H.Prescott
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