The Collaborative International Dictionary
embroglio
Imbroglio \Im*brogl"io\, n.; pl. Imbroglios. [Written also embroglio.] [It. See 1st Broil, and cf. Embroil.]
An intricate, complicated plot, as of a drama or work of fiction.
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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.
Wiktionary
embroglio
n. (alternative form of imbroglio English)