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imbroglio

Noun

IPA /ɪmˈbrəʊliəʊ/

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A complicated and confusing situation involving disagreement or trouble.

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imbroglio/ɪmˈbrəʊliəʊ/

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Several agreements connect three groups
Disputes become confused and complicated

An imbroglio is a tangled situation involving trouble or disagreement.

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A dispute over a borrowed car turned into a family imbroglio.
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imbroglio — A complicated and confusing situation involving disagreement or trouble.

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A complicated and confusing situation involving disagreement or trouble.

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Word origin

From Italian imbroglio, related to imbrogliare, meaning to confuse.

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Become involved in an imbroglio describes getting caught in a complicated dispute.

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