embroglio
nounvariant of imbroglio
1a : an acutely painful or embarrassing misunderstanding
b : scandal sense 3a survived the political imbroglio
c : a violently confused or bitterly complicated altercation : embroilment
d : an intricate or complicated situation (as in a drama or novel)
2 : a confused mass
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