Imbroglio (noun)
im-bro-lee-oh
An extremely confused, complicated, or embarrassing situation.
Mid 18th century: Italian, from imbrogliare ‘confuse’; related to embroil.
Example sentences
“It’s one political imbroglio after another.”
Ireful (adj) ayur-ful full of intense anger; wrathful. Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300; ire, -ful (more…)
Medley (noun) med-lee a mixture, especially of heterogeneous elements; hodgepodge; jumble. First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English noun and adjective medle(e), medlei(e), maedlai(e) “battle, war, quarrel; mixture, balanced mixture,” from…
