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===Etymology===

Attested from 1750 meaning “a ~~[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/jumble jumble]”~~; by 1818, “a ~~[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/~~complicated ~~complicated] [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/~~misunderstanding ~~misunderstanding]~~, ~~[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/intricate~~ intricate~~] [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/entanglement entanglement]”~~ (especially of persons or nations).

Attested from 1750 meaning “a jumble”; by 1818, “a complicated misunderstanding, intricate entanglement” (especially of persons or nations).

Borrowed from Italian [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/imbroglio imbroglio], from [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/imbrogliare imbrogliare] (“to [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/confuse confuse], [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/tangle tangle]”), from an assimilated form of [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/in-#English in-] (~~“[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/into into], [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/~~in ~~in]~~, ~~[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/on~~ on], ~~[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/upon upon]”~~), from Proto-Indo-European root [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/*en *en] (“in”), + [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/brogliare brogliare] (“to [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/embroil embroil]”), probably from French [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/brouiller brouiller] (“to [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/confuse confuse]”; compare [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/broil broil] and [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/embroil embroil]).

Borrowed from Italian [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/imbroglio imbroglio], from [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/imbrogliare imbrogliare] (“to [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/confuse confuse], [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/tangle tangle]”), from an assimilated form of [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/in-#English in-] (“into in, on, upon”), from Proto-Indo-European root [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/*en *en] (“in”), + [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/brogliare brogliare] (“to [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/embroil embroil]”), probably from French [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/brouiller brouiller] (“to [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/confuse confuse]”; compare [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/broil broil] and [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/embroil embroil]).

===Transliteration===

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# A complicated situation; an entanglement or confusing set of circumstances.

# A complicated & embarrassing state, serious misunderstanding.

===Walkthrough Video===

{{#ev:youtube|gU2qmtkM3vw|400|center|Imbroglio Meaning & Pronunciation}}

===Usage===

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===Synonyms===

* snarl

* [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/snarl snarl]

* tangle

* [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/tangle tangle]

* mess

* [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/mess mess]

* complication

* [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/complication complication]

===See also===

* [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/imbrogliare imbrogliare]

* [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/embrouille embrouille]

===References===

* [https://www.etymonline.com/word/imbroglio Etymoline's Origin & History of Imbroglio]

[[Category:English nouns]]

[[Category:Loanwords from Italian]]

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 ===Etymology===
-Attested from 1750 meaning “a [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/jumble jumble]”; by 1818, “a [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/complicated complicated] [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/misunderstanding misunderstanding], [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/intricate intricate] [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/entanglement entanglement]” (especially of persons or nations).
+Attested from 1750 meaning “a jumble”; by 1818, “a complicated misunderstanding, intricate entanglement” (especially of persons or nations).
-Borrowed from Italian [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/imbroglio imbroglio], from [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/imbrogliare imbrogliare] (“to [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/confuse confuse], [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/tangle tangle]”), from an assimilated form of [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/in-#English in-] (“[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/into into], [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/in in], [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/on on], [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/upon upon]”), from Proto-Indo-European root [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/*en *en] (“in”), + [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/brogliare brogliare] (“to [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/embroil embroil]”), probably from French [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/brouiller brouiller] (“to [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/confuse confuse]”; compare [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/broil broil] and [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/embroil embroil]).
+Borrowed from Italian [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/imbroglio imbroglio], from [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/imbrogliare imbrogliare] (“to [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/confuse confuse], [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/tangle tangle]”), from an assimilated form of [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/in-#English in-] (“into in, on, upon”), from Proto-Indo-European root [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/*en *en] (“in”), + [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/brogliare brogliare] (“to [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/embroil embroil]”), probably from French [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/brouiller brouiller] (“to [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/confuse confuse]”; compare [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/broil broil] and [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/embroil embroil]).
 ===Transliteration===
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 # A complicated situation; an entanglement or confusing set of circumstances.
 # A complicated & embarrassing state, serious misunderstanding.
+===Walkthrough Video===
+{{#ev:youtube|gU2qmtkM3vw|400|center|Imbroglio Meaning & Pronunciation}}
 ===Usage===
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 ===Synonyms===
-* snarl
+* [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/snarl snarl]
-* tangle
+* [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/tangle tangle]
-* mess
+* [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/mess mess]
-* complication
+* [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/complication complication]
 ===See also===
 * [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/imbrogliare imbrogliare]
 * [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/embrouille embrouille]
+===References===
+* [https://www.etymonline.com/word/imbroglio Etymoline's Origin & History of Imbroglio]
 [[Category:English nouns]]
 [[Category:Loanwords from Italian]]