noun
imbroglio
Imbroglio (noun) means a confusing and complicated situation.
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A confusing and complicated situation.
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Etymology
Taken from Italian imbroglio ("tangle, entanglement, muddle") — from im- (an alternative form of in-, a prefix forming verbs denoting derivation) plus broglio ("confusion; intrigue, fraud, rigging, stuffing"; see also imbrogliare, "to tangle") — and is cognate with, and probably drawn from, an earlier form of French embrouiller ("to embroil, muddle"), from em- ("em-", a form of en-, "en-", a prefix meaning 'caused') plus brouiller ("to confuse, mix up"). It is a doublet of embroil.
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embroilment
snarl
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What is the meaning of imbroglio?
"imbroglio" (noun) means a confusing and complicated situation.
What is another word for imbroglio?
Other words for "imbroglio" include snarl, embroilment.
