[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 5 Feb. 2025.
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The Effin’ Word, s.v. “imbroglio”, accessed February 5, 2025, https://effinwords.com/dictionary/imbroglio.
American Psychological Association (APA Style)
The Effin’ Word. (n.d.). Imbroglio. In The Effin’ Word. Retrieved February 5, 2025, from https://effinwords.com/dictionary/imbroglio