Friday word: Imbroglio
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1word1dayim·bro·glio
noun \im-ˈbrōl-(ˌ)yō\1: a confused mass
2a : 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
d : scandal
b : an acutely painful or embarrassing misunderstanding
c : a violently confused or bitterly complicated altercation : embroilment
d : scandal
Etymology: Italian, from imbrogliare to entangle, from Middle French embrouiller , from en- + brouiller to jumble, from Old French brooilier, from Vulgar Latin *brodiculare
First Known Use: 1750
Example: (from Google news earlier this week):
| CNN - 26 minutes ago |
Washington (CNN) -- If there is any silver lining for Republicans from the Todd Akin imbroglio, no one seems to have found it yet.
