IMBROGLIO


Meaning of IMBROGLIO in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ im-ˈbrōl-(ˌ)yō ]

noun

( plural -glios )

Etymology: Italian, from imbrogliare to entangle, from Middle French embrouiller — more at embroil

Date: 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

d. : scandal 3a

survived the political imbroglio

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.