imbroglio
noun
im·bro·glio
im-ˈbrōl-(ˌ)yō
plural imbroglios
1
a
: an acutely painful or embarrassing misunderstanding
b
: scandal sense 1a
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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