[im.bro.glio] n, pl -glios [It, fr. imbrogliare to entangle, fr. MF embrouiller--more at embroil] (1750) 1: a confused mass
2. a: an intricate or complicated situation (as in a drama or novel) b: an acutely painful or embarrassing misunderstanding c: a violently confused or bitterly complicated altercation: embroilment