imbroglio

The definition of an imbroglio is an embarrassing and often complex mess or misunderstanding.

(noun)

When your wife and mistress show up at the same time for a dinner date, this is an example of an imbroglio.

See imbroglio in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun pl. imbroglios

Origin: It < imbrogliare, to embroil < or akin to MFr embrouiller: see en- & broil

See imbroglio in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. im·bro·glios

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

Origin:

Origin: Italian

Origin: , from Old Italian

Origin: , from imbrogliare, to tangle, confuse

Origin: : in-, in (from Latin; see in-²)

Origin: + brogliare, to mix, stir (probably from Old French brooiller, brouiller; see broil²)

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