[im-BROHL-yoh]

noun

A complicated and embarrassing state of things.

That idiot General McChrystal really got himself into an imbroglio, and he did it in fucking Rolling Stone magazine of all places.


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Modern Language Association (MLA Style)

“Imbroglio.” The Effin’ Word, The Effin’ Word, https://effinwords.com/dictionary/imbroglio. Accessed 27 June 2025.

The Effin’ Word, s.v. “imbroglio”, accessed June 27, 2025, https://effinwords.com/dictionary/imbroglio.

The Effin’ Word. (n.d.). Imbroglio. In The Effin’ Word. Retrieved June 27, 2025, from https://effinwords.com/dictionary/imbroglio


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