[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

imbroglio \imbrogl"io\, n.; pl. imbroglios. written also
   embroglio. it. see 1st broil, and cf. embroil.
   1. an intricate, complicated plot, as of a drama or work of
      fiction.
      1913 webster

   2. a complicated and embarrassing state of things; a serious
      misunderstanding or disagreement, especially one that is
      bitter.
      1913 webster +pjc

            wrestling to free itself from the baleful imbroglio.
                                                  --carlyle.
      1913 webster
see also:
imbroglios embroglio broil embroil 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

embroglio \embrogl"io\, n.
   see imbroglio.
   1913 webster
see also:
imbroglio 

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