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embroglio
noun
variant of imbroglio
1 : a confused mass
2a : an intricate or complicated situation (as in a drama or novel)b : an acutely painful or embarrassing misunderstandingc : a violently confused or bitterly complicated altercation : embroilmentd : scandal 3a survived the political imbroglio
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