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This week’s words
zugunruhe
imbroglio

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PRONUNCIATION:

(im-BROHL-yo)

MEANING:

noun:
1. A difficult, confusing, or embarrassing situation.
2. A confused heap or tangle.

ETYMOLOGY:

From Italian imbroglio (entanglement), from im- (in) + brogliare (to tangle, embroil). Earliest documented use: 1753.

USAGE:

“Amid the swirl of affairs, scandals, and imbroglios that make up this astonishing life, one element remains fixed: [Alma] Mahler-Werfel’s inexhaustible passion for music and the arts.”
Alex Ross; Femme Vitale; The New Yorker; Feb 10, 2025.

See more usage examples of imbroglio in Vocabulary.com’s dictionary.

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