imbroglio

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Thus all the parties to this imbroglio were about to be concentrated in the same place, and it must depend upon the skill and determination of one clever woman to turn events her way.

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  1. noun A difficult or intricate situation; an entanglement.
  2. noun A confused or complicated disagreement.
  3. noun A confused heap; a tangle.

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  • Since Teddy stressed in both his lectures and his own research that every aspect of one's appearance and behavior signified, I couldn't help but think it must have to do with the PSD imbroglio -- and with my (and Marissa's) treachery. —  F ;SF - vol 088 issue 05 - May 1995
  • While this imbroglio was spinning to its near-tragic end, there had been a reunion of the Tippah Volunteers with a grand Virginia Reel ball. —  Coughlan, Robert - Private World of William Faulkner
  • The big bronze man looked at them and smiled slightly A labyrinthine imbroglio, as Johnny would say," he remarked That's probably it," Monk said. —  064 - The Submarine Mystery
  • Depending on where an individual stands in the current imbroglio, anyone who disagrees with their position could be branded a dissident. —  RSS Feed
  • Dan Walters noted: “The budget imbroglio, the governor's threat to veto bills unless it was resolved, the Legislature's delay in sending him last-minute bills, the hundreds of vetoes, and his drive to change how legislative districts are redrawn every decade worsen his already acidic relationship with the Legislature. —  AroundTheCapitol.com
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  1. Italian, from Old Italian, from imbrogliare, to tangle, confuse : in-, in (from Latin; see in-2) + brogliare, to mix, stir (probably from Old French brooiller, brouiller; see broil2).

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  1. Italian, confusion, from imbrogliare, confuse, embroil: see embroil.
 

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