Main Entry:
im·bro·glio
Pronunciation: im-'brOl-(")yO
Function:
noun
Inflected Form(s):
plural -glios
Etymology: Italian, from
imbrogliare to entangle, from Middle French
embrouiller -- more at
EMBROIL
Date: 1750
1 : a confused mass
2 a : an intricate or complicated situation (as in a drama or novel)
b : an acutely painful or embarrassing misunderstanding
c : a violently confused or bitterly complicated altercation
: EMBROILMENT
an older favorite: a mares nest of spurious ambiguity
