Definition of imbroglio

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im·bro·glio    (m-brly) KEY  

NOUN:
pl. im·bro·glios

1. 1. A difficult or intricate situation; an entanglement.
   2. A confused or complicated disagreement.
2. A confused heap; a tangle.

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ETYMOLOGY:
Italian, from Old Italian, from imbrogliare, to tangle, confuse : in-, in (from Latin; see in- ²) + brogliare, to mix, stir (probably from Old French brooiller, brouiller; see broil ²)

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