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imbroglio
What does imbroglio mean?
imbroglio (noun): a complicated situation; an entanglement.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you pronounce imbroglio?
/ɪmˈbɹoʊljoʊ/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
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