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Noun: imbroglio  im'browl-yow or im'brow-lee-ow [N. Amer], im'brow-lee-ow [Brit]
  1. An intricate and confusing interpersonal or political situation
    - embroilment
     
  2. A very embarrassing misunderstanding

Derived forms: imbroglios

Type of: misinterpretation, mistaking, misunderstanding, situation

Encyclopedia: Imbroglio

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