Imbroglio Definition

ĭm-brōlyō
imbroglios
noun
imbroglios
An involved and confusing situation; state of confusion and complication.
Webster's New World
A confused heap.
Webster's New World
A confused misunderstanding or disagreement.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Imbroglio

Noun

Singular:
imbroglio
Plural:
imbroglios

Origin of Imbroglio

  • Italian from Old Italian from imbrogliare to tangle, confuse in- in (from Latin in–2) brogliare to mix, stir (probably from Old French brooiller, brouiller broil2)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Italian imbroglio (“tangle”), from imbrogliare (“to tangle”), cognate with and probably from an earlier form of French embrouiller (“muddle, embroil”), from em- (“en-”) + brouiller.

    From Wiktionary

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