'Embroglio' definitions:
Definition of 'embroglio'
From: GCIDE
- Imbroglio \Im*brogl"io\, n.; pl. Imbroglios. [Written also embroglio.] [It. See 1st Broil, and cf. Embroil.]
- 1. An intricate, complicated plot, as of a drama or work of fiction. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A complicated and embarrassing state of things; a serious misunderstanding or disagreement, especially one that is bitter. [1913 Webster +PJC]
- Wrestling to free itself from the baleful imbroglio. --Carlyle. [1913 Webster]