Definition of imbroglio in English:

imbroglio

nounPlural imbroglios ɪmˈbrəʊlɪəʊɪmˈbroʊljoʊ

1An extremely confused, complicated, or embarrassing situation.
极为错综复杂的尴尬局面
the abdication imbroglio of 1936
1936年退位时极为错综复杂的尴尬局面。
Example sentencesExamples
- The corruption imbroglio may be one scandal too far for the Tax Commissioner.
- It has its faults - implausibility and absurdity in its sexual imbroglios and a narrative structure that tends towards the elusive.
- For example, there are about fifty pages in the middle somewhere that are entirely concerned with the lovers' financial imbroglios, related with all the vim of a pedantic tax accountant working his way along a paper trail.
- The latest imbroglio is just more more good reason this pathetic loser, this pale pint-size knock-off of a genuine leader, has to be removed from the leadership.
- The imbroglio was motivated by the pan-green camp's embarrassing defeat in the showdown, as the pan-blue alliance used its numerical advantage to change the order of nine bills on the agenda.
- The party's subsequent imbroglios and constant leadership struggles have not convinced them otherwise.
- But certainly the problem, or the quarrel, or the imbroglio so far has been over the fate of these foreigners.
- This imbroglio is emblematic of the mainline's difficulty with articulating a substantive vision of family life and family ministry in recent decades.
- That would be a great shame, since the current imbroglio presents the best chance in years to bring European policy-making into the modern world.
- But, in the space of 48 hours, what sounded on Sunday like an imminent threat to financial targets in New York, New Jersey and Washington has metamorphosed into an imbroglio of disarray and confusion, with a dash of farce thrown in.
- After the imbroglio over land for beggars rehabilitation and criticism over his visits to the slum areas where he made promises difficult to fulfil, he has been maintaining a low profile.
- That's my prediction for the whole imbroglio waiting to unfold.
- The latest imbroglio flared last month when an 80-page draft of a Justice Department plan to expand the department's counterterrorism powers was leaked in the news media.
- The present imbroglio between the exhibitors and artistes, producers and directors should be sorted out amicably within the legal frame.
- There was no epic quality in their foreign policy imbroglios.
- Then there was the imbroglio over his skiing exploits where he denied that he suffers the occasional mishap while skiing.
- But I keep returning to the last thing he says about imbroglios of tradition, technology and target marketing.
- Nor do I think that most Canadians understand or perhaps even care about the complexities of the constitutional imbroglio that has unfolded since the opposition began defeating the government in the Commons last Wednesday.
- The outcome of the seat-sharing imbroglio was like an anti-climax in a Bollywood flop.
- Doesn't the imbroglio with the European Constitution bear witness to the same puzzlement: Which Europe do we want?
Synonyms
complicated situation, complication, complexity, problem, difficulty, predicament, plight, trouble, entanglement, confusion, muddle, mess, quandary, dilemma
informal bind, jam, pickle, fix, scrape, corner, tight corner, hole, sticky situation, mare's nest, hot water, deep water
1. 1.1archaic A confused heap.
  〈古〉乱糟糟的一堆

Origin

Mid 18th century: Italian, from imbrogliare 'confuse'; related to embroil.

Rhymes

folio, olio, polio, portfolio

Definition of imbroglio in US English:

imbroglio

nounimˈbrōlyōɪmˈbroʊljoʊ

1An extremely confused, complicated, or embarrassing situation.
极为错综复杂的尴尬局面
the Watergate imbroglio
Example sentencesExamples
- But certainly the problem, or the quarrel, or the imbroglio so far has been over the fate of these foreigners.
- Doesn't the imbroglio with the European Constitution bear witness to the same puzzlement: Which Europe do we want?
- The party's subsequent imbroglios and constant leadership struggles have not convinced them otherwise.
- This imbroglio is emblematic of the mainline's difficulty with articulating a substantive vision of family life and family ministry in recent decades.
- The corruption imbroglio may be one scandal too far for the Tax Commissioner.
- But, in the space of 48 hours, what sounded on Sunday like an imminent threat to financial targets in New York, New Jersey and Washington has metamorphosed into an imbroglio of disarray and confusion, with a dash of farce thrown in.
- That's my prediction for the whole imbroglio waiting to unfold.
- Nor do I think that most Canadians understand or perhaps even care about the complexities of the constitutional imbroglio that has unfolded since the opposition began defeating the government in the Commons last Wednesday.
- But I keep returning to the last thing he says about imbroglios of tradition, technology and target marketing.
- After the imbroglio over land for beggars rehabilitation and criticism over his visits to the slum areas where he made promises difficult to fulfil, he has been maintaining a low profile.
- The imbroglio was motivated by the pan-green camp's embarrassing defeat in the showdown, as the pan-blue alliance used its numerical advantage to change the order of nine bills on the agenda.
- The latest imbroglio is just more more good reason this pathetic loser, this pale pint-size knock-off of a genuine leader, has to be removed from the leadership.
- That would be a great shame, since the current imbroglio presents the best chance in years to bring European policy-making into the modern world.
- It has its faults - implausibility and absurdity in its sexual imbroglios and a narrative structure that tends towards the elusive.
- The outcome of the seat-sharing imbroglio was like an anti-climax in a Bollywood flop.
- Then there was the imbroglio over his skiing exploits where he denied that he suffers the occasional mishap while skiing.
- For example, there are about fifty pages in the middle somewhere that are entirely concerned with the lovers' financial imbroglios, related with all the vim of a pedantic tax accountant working his way along a paper trail.
- There was no epic quality in their foreign policy imbroglios.
- The latest imbroglio flared last month when an 80-page draft of a Justice Department plan to expand the department's counterterrorism powers was leaked in the news media.
- The present imbroglio between the exhibitors and artistes, producers and directors should be sorted out amicably within the legal frame.
Synonyms
complicated situation, complication, complexity, problem, difficulty, predicament, plight, trouble, entanglement, confusion, muddle, mess, quandary, dilemma
1. 1.1archaic A confused heap.
  〈古〉乱糟糟的一堆

Origin

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

词汇	imbroglio
释义	Definition of imbroglio in English: imbroglio nounPlural imbroglios ɪmˈbrəʊlɪəʊɪmˈbroʊljoʊ 1An extremely confused, complicated, or embarrassing situation. 极为错综复杂的尴尬局面 the abdication imbroglio of 1936 1936年退位时极为错综复杂的尴尬局面。 Example sentencesExamples The corruption imbroglio may be one scandal too far for the Tax Commissioner. It has its faults - implausibility and absurdity in its sexual imbroglios and a narrative structure that tends towards the elusive. For example, there are about fifty pages in the middle somewhere that are entirely concerned with the lovers' financial imbroglios, related with all the vim of a pedantic tax accountant working his way along a paper trail. The latest imbroglio is just more more good reason this pathetic loser, this pale pint-size knock-off of a genuine leader, has to be removed from the leadership. The imbroglio was motivated by the pan-green camp's embarrassing defeat in the showdown, as the pan-blue alliance used its numerical advantage to change the order of nine bills on the agenda. The party's subsequent imbroglios and constant leadership struggles have not convinced them otherwise. But certainly the problem, or the quarrel, or the imbroglio so far has been over the fate of these foreigners. This imbroglio is emblematic of the mainline's difficulty with articulating a substantive vision of family life and family ministry in recent decades. That would be a great shame, since the current imbroglio presents the best chance in years to bring European policy-making into the modern world. But, in the space of 48 hours, what sounded on Sunday like an imminent threat to financial targets in New York, New Jersey and Washington has metamorphosed into an imbroglio of disarray and confusion, with a dash of farce thrown in. After the imbroglio over land for beggars rehabilitation and criticism over his visits to the slum areas where he made promises difficult to fulfil, he has been maintaining a low profile. That's my prediction for the whole imbroglio waiting to unfold. The latest imbroglio flared last month when an 80-page draft of a Justice Department plan to expand the department's counterterrorism powers was leaked in the news media. The present imbroglio between the exhibitors and artistes, producers and directors should be sorted out amicably within the legal frame. There was no epic quality in their foreign policy imbroglios. Then there was the imbroglio over his skiing exploits where he denied that he suffers the occasional mishap while skiing. But I keep returning to the last thing he says about imbroglios of tradition, technology and target marketing. Nor do I think that most Canadians understand or perhaps even care about the complexities of the constitutional imbroglio that has unfolded since the opposition began defeating the government in the Commons last Wednesday. The outcome of the seat-sharing imbroglio was like an anti-climax in a Bollywood flop. Doesn't the imbroglio with the European Constitution bear witness to the same puzzlement: Which Europe do we want? Synonyms complicated situation, complication, complexity, problem, difficulty, predicament, plight, trouble, entanglement, confusion, muddle, mess, quandary, dilemma informal bind, jam, pickle, fix, scrape, corner, tight corner, hole, sticky situation, mare's nest, hot water, deep water 1.1archaic A confused heap. 〈古〉乱糟糟的一堆 Origin Mid 18th century: Italian, from imbrogliare 'confuse'; related to embroil. Rhymes folio, olio, polio, portfolio Definition of imbroglio in US English: imbroglio nounimˈbrōlyōɪmˈbroʊljoʊ 1An extremely confused, complicated, or embarrassing situation. 极为错综复杂的尴尬局面 the Watergate imbroglio Example sentencesExamples But certainly the problem, or the quarrel, or the imbroglio so far has been over the fate of these foreigners. Doesn't the imbroglio with the European Constitution bear witness to the same puzzlement: Which Europe do we want? The party's subsequent imbroglios and constant leadership struggles have not convinced them otherwise. This imbroglio is emblematic of the mainline's difficulty with articulating a substantive vision of family life and family ministry in recent decades. The corruption imbroglio may be one scandal too far for the Tax Commissioner. But, in the space of 48 hours, what sounded on Sunday like an imminent threat to financial targets in New York, New Jersey and Washington has metamorphosed into an imbroglio of disarray and confusion, with a dash of farce thrown in. That's my prediction for the whole imbroglio waiting to unfold. Nor do I think that most Canadians understand or perhaps even care about the complexities of the constitutional imbroglio that has unfolded since the opposition began defeating the government in the Commons last Wednesday. But I keep returning to the last thing he says about imbroglios of tradition, technology and target marketing. After the imbroglio over land for beggars rehabilitation and criticism over his visits to the slum areas where he made promises difficult to fulfil, he has been maintaining a low profile. The imbroglio was motivated by the pan-green camp's embarrassing defeat in the showdown, as the pan-blue alliance used its numerical advantage to change the order of nine bills on the agenda. The latest imbroglio is just more more good reason this pathetic loser, this pale pint-size knock-off of a genuine leader, has to be removed from the leadership. That would be a great shame, since the current imbroglio presents the best chance in years to bring European policy-making into the modern world. It has its faults - implausibility and absurdity in its sexual imbroglios and a narrative structure that tends towards the elusive. The outcome of the seat-sharing imbroglio was like an anti-climax in a Bollywood flop. Then there was the imbroglio over his skiing exploits where he denied that he suffers the occasional mishap while skiing. For example, there are about fifty pages in the middle somewhere that are entirely concerned with the lovers' financial imbroglios, related with all the vim of a pedantic tax accountant working his way along a paper trail. There was no epic quality in their foreign policy imbroglios. The latest imbroglio flared last month when an 80-page draft of a Justice Department plan to expand the department's counterterrorism powers was leaked in the news media. The present imbroglio between the exhibitors and artistes, producers and directors should be sorted out amicably within the legal frame. Synonyms complicated situation, complication, complexity, problem, difficulty, predicament, plight, trouble, entanglement, confusion, muddle, mess, quandary, dilemma 1.1archaic A confused heap. 〈古〉乱糟糟的一堆 Origin Mid 18th century: Italian, from imbrogliare ‘confuse’; related to embroil.
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