Imbroglio Definition
ĭm-brōlyō
imbroglios
noun
imbroglios
An involved and confusing situation; state of confusion and complication.
Webster's New World
A confused heap.
Webster's New World
A confused misunderstanding or disagreement.
Webster's New World
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Noun
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imbroglio
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imbrogliosOrigin of Imbroglio
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Italian from Old Italian from imbrogliare to tangle, confuse in- in (from Latin in–2) brogliare to mix, stir (probably from Old French brooiller, brouiller broil2)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Italian imbroglio (“tangle”), from imbrogliare (“to tangle”), cognate with and probably from an earlier form of French embrouiller (“muddle, embroil”), from em- (“en-”) + brouiller.
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