Word of the Day

imbroglio
[im-BROHL-yoh]

-noun
Definition: A complicated and embarrassing state of things.

-noun
Definition: A confused or complicated disagreement or misunderstanding.

-noun
Definition: An intricate, complicated plot, as of a drama or work of fiction.

-noun
Definition: A confused mass; a tangle.

Quotes:
1. The political imbroglio also appears to endanger the latest International Monetary Fund loan package for Russia, which is considered critical to avoid a default this year on the country's $17 billion in foreign debt. — Washington Post, David Hoffman, May 13, 1999, "Citing Economy, Yeltsin Fires Premier"

2. Worse still, hearings and investigations into scandals -- from the imbroglio over Clarence Thomas's Supreme Court nomination in 1991 to the charges of perjury against President Clinton in 1998 -- have overshadowed any consideration of the country's future. — The Paradox of American Democracy, John B. Judis

3. To the extent that Washington had a policy toward the subcontinent, its aim was to be evenhanded and not get drawn into the diplomatic imbroglio over Kashmir. — India's Nuclear Bomb, George Perkovich

4. The imbroglio over the seemingly arcane currency issue threatens to plunge Indonesia -- and possibly its neighbors as well -- into a renewed bout of financial turmoil. — Washington Post, Paul Blustein, February 14, 1998, "Currency Dispute Threatens Indonesia's Bailout"