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===Etymology=== | ===Etymology=== | ||
Attested from 1750 meaning “a | 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-] ( | 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=== | ===Transliteration=== | ||
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# A complicated situation; an entanglement or confusing set of circumstances. | # A complicated situation; an entanglement or confusing set of circumstances. | ||
# A complicated & embarrassing state, serious misunderstanding. | # A complicated & embarrassing state, serious misunderstanding. | ||
===Walkthrough Video=== | |||
{{#ev:youtube|gU2qmtkM3vw|400|center|Imbroglio Meaning & Pronunciation}} | |||
===Usage=== | ===Usage=== | ||
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===Synonyms=== | ===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=== | ===See also=== | ||
* [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/imbrogliare imbrogliare] | * [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/imbrogliare imbrogliare] | ||
* [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/embrouille embrouille] | * [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/embrouille embrouille] | ||
===References=== | |||
* [https://www.etymonline.com/word/imbroglio Etymoline's Origin & History of Imbroglio] | |||
[[Category:English nouns]] | [[Category:English nouns]] | ||
[[Category:Loanwords from Italian]] | [[Category:Loanwords from Italian]] | ||
Latest revision as of 18:10, 17 April 2026
English
[edit | edit source]Etymology
[edit | edit source]Attested from 1750 meaning “a jumble”; by 1818, “a complicated misunderstanding, intricate entanglement” (especially of persons or nations).
Borrowed from Italian imbroglio, from imbrogliare (“to confuse, tangle”), from an assimilated form of in- (“into in, on, upon”), from Proto-Indo-European root *en (“in”), + brogliare (“to embroil”), probably from French brouiller (“to confuse”; compare broil and embroil).
Transliteration
[edit | edit source]- Katakana: イムブロウリョウ
- Hangul: 임브로울료
Noun
[edit | edit source]imbroglio (plural imbroglios or imbrogli)
- A complicated situation; an entanglement or confusing set of circumstances.
- A complicated & embarrassing state, serious misunderstanding.
Walkthrough Video
[edit | edit source]Usage
[edit | edit source]Often used to describe political, social, or personal situations that have become tangled, messy, or difficult to resolve.
Examples
[edit | edit source]- The negotiations turned into an imbroglio of conflicting interests.
- What began as a simple misunderstanding quickly escalated into a full-blown imbroglio.
- An imbroglio developed between the representatives of the opposing waifu shippers.