imbroglio 音标拼音: [ɪmbr'oljo]
n . 纷乱,纠葛,纷扰,一团糟
纷乱,纠葛,纷扰,一团糟
imbroglio n 1 :
an intricate and confusing interpersonal or political situation [
synonym : {
imbroglio }, {
embroilment }]
2 :
a very embarrassing misunderstanding 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 ]
76 Moby Thesaurus words for "
imbroglio ":
altercation ,
argument ,
bicker ,
bickering ,
bind ,
blood feud ,
brawl ,
broil ,
clutch ,
complication ,
contention ,
controversy ,
crunch ,
dispute ,
donnybrook ,
donnybrook fair ,
embarrassing position ,
embarrassment ,
embroilment ,
falling -
out ,
feud ,
fight ,
fine how -
do -
you -
do ,
fliting ,
fracas ,
fuss ,
hell to pay ,
hobble ,
hot water ,
how -
do -
you -
do ,
jam ,
logomachy ,
mess ,
miff ,
mix ,
morass ,
open quarrel ,
parlous straits ,
pass ,
pickle ,
pinch ,
plight ,
polemic ,
predicament ,
pretty pass ,
pretty pickle ,
pretty predicament ,
quagmire ,
quarrel ,
quicksand ,
row ,
scrape ,
sharp words ,
slanging match ,
slough ,
snarl ,
spat ,
spot ,
squabble ,
squeeze ,
stew ,
sticky wicket ,
strait ,
straits ,
strife ,
swamp ,
tiff ,
tight spot ,
tight squeeze ,
tightrope ,
tricky spot ,
tussle ,
unholy mess ,
vendetta ,
words ,
wrangle
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