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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Imbroglio

/ĭmˌ-brōl'-yōˌ/ · Im·brogl·io · IPA /ɪmˈbɹoʊljoʊ/
01 n. An intricate, complicated plot, as of a drama or work of fiction.
pl. Imbroglios ((#))
  1. 1.
    An intricate, complicated plot, as of a drama or work of fiction.
  2. 2.
    A complicated and embarrassing state of things; a serious misunderstanding or disagreement, especially one that is bitter.
    “Wrestling to free itself from the baleful imbroglio.” Carlyle.