imbroglio(Literary)[noun]Synonyms: complication, embarrassment, entanglement, involvement, misunderstanding, quandary
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
im‧bro‧gli‧o /ɪmˈbrəʊliəʊ $ ɪmˈbroʊlioʊ/
noun (
plural imbroglios)
[countable][
Date: 1700-1800;
Language: Italian;
Origin: imbrogliare 'to mix up']
a difficult, embarrassing, or confusing situation, especially in politics or public life:
a political imbroglio [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲