Imbroglio

имя существительное [итальянский язык, множественное число] imbroglios а) путаница, недоразумение б) запутанная и щекотливая ситуация

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Imbroglio

noun (plural -glios) Etymology: Italian, from imbrogliare to entangle, from Middle French embrouiller — more at embroil 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 d. scandal 3a Example: survived the political imbroglio

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