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Date: 1700-1800
Language: Italian
Origin: imbrogliare 'to mix up'

imbroglio

 noun
     
im‧bro‧gli‧o plural imbroglios [countable]
a difficult, embarrassing, or confusing situation, especially in politics or public life:
a political imbroglio
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