Friday word: Imbroglio

[med_cat]

im·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

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):

Akin imbroglio is bad news for Republicans

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.

Comments

[kryptyd.livejournal.com]

This word needs more usage in everyday life. I will begin (although I usually have imbroglios covered with one of my favourites, schemozzel!)

[med_cat]

Haha ;)

Well, there's shlimazl, and there's shlemiel, and there's nebech...d'you know the difference between these three? ;)