imbroglio
noun
[ ɪmˈbrəʊlɪəʊ ]
• an extremely confused, complicated, or embarrassing situation.
• "the abdication imbroglio of 1936"
Similar:
complicated situation,
complication,
complexity,
problem,
difficulty,
predicament,
plight,
trouble,
entanglement,
confusion,
muddle,
mess,
quandary,
dilemma,
bind,
jam,
pickle,
fix,
scrape,
corner,
tight corner,
hole,
sticky situation,
mare's nest,
hot water,
deep water,
Origin:
mid 18th century: Italian, from imbrogliare ‘confuse’; related to embroil.
