Imbroglio \im-BROHL-yoh\ noun
1. A complicated and embarrassing state of things.
2. A confused or complicated disagreement for misunderstanding.
3. An intricate, complicated plot, as of a drama or work of fiction.
4. A confused mass; a tangle.
Origin:
Imbroglio derives from Italian, from Old Italian
imbrogliare, "to tangle, to confuse," from
in-, "in" +
brogliare, "to mix, to stir." It is related to
embroil, "to entangle in conflict or argument."
Published on January 26, 2011 06:41