imbroglio

Meaning of imbroglio

noun
  1. an extremely confused, complicated, or embarrassing situation.
    the abdication imbroglio of 1936

mid 18th century: Italian, from imbrogliare ‘confuse’; related to embroil.

Information about imbroglio

Hyphenation of imbroglio

im-broglio

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 9 chars.
  • imbroglio is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

imbroglio synonyms

Meaning embroilment:

embroilment

Meaning a circumstance that complicates something; a difficulty:

complication

Meaning the state or quality of being intricate or complicated:

complexity

Meaning a matter or situation regarded as unwelcome or harmful and needing to be dealt with and overcome:

problem

Meaning the state or condition of being difficult:

difficulty

Meaning a difficult, unpleasant, or embarrassing situation:

predicament

Meaning a dangerous, difficult, or otherwise unfortunate situation:

plight

Meaning difficulty or problems:

trouble

Meaning the action or fact of entangling or being entangled:

entanglement

Meaning uncertainty about what is happening, intended, or required:

confusion

Meaning an untidy and disorganized state or collection:

muddle

Meaning a situation that is confused and full of problems:

mess

Meaning a state of perplexity or uncertainty over what to do in a difficult situation:

quandary

Meaning a situation in which a difficult choice has to be made between two or more alternatives, especially ones that are equally undesirable:

dilemma

Meaning a problematical situation:

bind

Meaning an awkward situation or predicament:

jam

Meaning a relish consisting of vegetables or fruit preserved in vinegar or brine:

pickle

Meaning a difficult or awkward situation from which it is hard to extricate oneself; a predicament:

fix

Meaning an act or sound of scraping:

scrape

Meaning a place or angle where two sides or edges meet:

corner

Meaning an awkward situation:

hole

Translation of imbroglio

Words that rhyme with imbroglio

Seraglio, intaglio, passacaglio, photointaglio, seraglio, Azeglio, Giglio, bardiglio, giglio, miglio, moriglio, ganglio, Badoglio, Orgoglio, embroglio, rosoglio, guglio

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