Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Imbroglio"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Imbroglio \Im*brogl"io\, n.; pl. {Imbroglios}. [Written also
{embroglio}.] [It. See 1st {Broil}, and cf. {Embroil}.]
1. An intricate, complicated plot, as of a drama or work of
fiction.
2. A complicated and embarrassing state of things; a serious
misunderstanding.
Wrestling to free itself from the baleful imbroglio.
--Carlyle.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
imbroglio
n 1: an intricate and confusing interpersonal or political
situation [syn: {embroilment}]
2: a very embarrassing misunderstanding
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