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   How to use imbroglio in a sentence. Did you know? an acutely painful or embarrassing misunderstanding; scandal; a violently confused or bitterly complicated altercation : embroilment…

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   A complete guide to the word "IMBROGLIO": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.

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   IMBROGLIO definition: 1. an unwanted, difficult, and confusing situation, full of trouble and problems: 2. an unwanted…. Learn more.

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   An imbroglio is a big mess of people or ideas, a complicated fight, or detailed scandal. It can sometimes be used to describe something particularly embarrassing as well. The plural is made by adding an s, imbroglios. It comes from the Italian word imbrogliare, which means to entangle or confuse. In the English language, imbroglio has been ...

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   2 meanings: 1. a confused or perplexing political or interpersonal situation 2. obsolete a confused heap; jumble.... Click for more definitions.

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   What does the term 'imbroglio' mean?

   • An imbroglio is a big mess of people or ideas, a complicated fight, or a detailed scandal. It can sometimes be used to describe something particularly embarrassing as well. The term 'imbroglio' comes from the Italian word imbrogliare, which means to entangle or confuse. The plural is made by adding an s, imbroglios.

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   What is a municipal imbroglio?

   • An imbroglio is a very confusing or complicated situation. Yet this imbroglio was caused not just by municipal maladministration. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 1. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 1. Rare 2. 3. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition.

   IMBROGLIO definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   What are some synonyms for 'imbroglio'?

   • synonyms: complicated situation, complication, problem, difficulty, predicament, trouble, confusion, quandary, entanglement, muddle, mess, quagmire, morass, sticky situation, bind, jam, pickle, fix, corner, hole, scrape. Imbroglio is indeed a fitting name for this Trilogy!

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   What is the difference between embroilment and imbroglio?

   • Imbroglio and embroilment are more than just synonyms; they're also linked through etymology. Both descend from the Middle French verb embrouiller (which has the same meaning as embroil), from the prefix em-, meaning "thoroughly," plus brouiller, meaning "to mix" or "to confuse." (Brouiller is itself a descendant of an Old French word for "broth.")

   Imbroglio Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   What is an example of an imbroglio?

   • An intricate, complicated plot is called an "imbroglio", but even the simplest statements of plot may include multiple inferences, as in traditional ballads. The plot of the book is an imbroglio in that it revolves around continents, various sequences and many causes and effects. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web.

   IMBROGLIO | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   What is an imbroglio in a ballad?

   • In 1989, he was amnestied and a resumption of the procedure was struck down because of a legal imbroglio. An intricate, complicated plot is called an "imbroglio", but even the simplest statements of plot may include multiple inferences, as in traditional ballads.

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   Definition of imbroglio noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.