embroglio

[ em-brohl-yoh ]

noun

, plural em·bro·glios.

1. imbroglio.

Word History and Origins

Origin of embroglio¹

Confused with embroil

Example Sentences

This evening we had a famous embroglio between our chaouch and the marabout.

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And the whole embroglio is your fault, if you come to look at it between the eyes.

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Nor is his relation to the three-cornered embroglio within the Church itself anywhere set forth in detail.

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Actually the shooting was the result of an embroglio with certain servants on his estate.

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Mr. Lay was dismissed from the service of the Manchoo, through the "Vampyre" embroglio.

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