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UK
/ɪmbɹˈɒɡlɪˌəʊ/
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[ US /ˌɪmˈbɹoʊɫˌjoʊ/ ]
[ US /ˌɪmˈbɹoʊɫˌjoʊ/ ]
NOUN
- an intricate and confusing interpersonal or political situation
- a very embarrassing misunderstanding
How To Use imbroglio In A Sentence
- Doesn't the imbroglio with the European Constitution bear witness to the same puzzlement: Which Europe do we want?
- In the void imbroglios of Chaos only, and realms of Bedlam, does some shadow of it hover, to bewilder and bemock the poor inhabitants _there. Past and Present
- But certainly the problem, or the quarrel, or the imbroglio so far has been over the fate of these foreigners.
- Then there was the imbroglio over his skiing exploits where he denied that he suffers the occasional mishap while skiing.
- Though the figures are the size of a matchbook, they address our life-sized peccadilloes and imbroglios. James Scarborough: PHOTOS: 'Paint Tube People' Use Every Part Of The Paint Tube
- This free-speech imbroglio is another example of Park Service leadership with its head in the sand, waiting to get sued rather than affirmatively addressing issues before they end up in court," Ruch said. Permit process eased for gatherings at national parks
- Thus, in a whole imbroglio of Capabilities, we go stupidly groping about, to grope which is ours, and often clutch the wrong one: in this mad work must several years of our small term be spent, till the purblind Youth, by practice, acquire notions of distance, and become a seeing Man. Sartor Resartus, and On Heroes, Hero-Worship, and the Heroic in History
- That would be a great shame, since the current imbroglio presents the best chance in years to bring European policy-making into the modern world.
- Another Italian word, imbroglio, “a confused entanglement,” was used by editors of The New Republic in a portmanteau coinage. No Uncertain Terms
- What's been a little surprising about this Caprio imbroglio is that it took some days for the climax to arrive. Rhode Island Democrat: Obama Can 'Shove It'