imbroglio
/ɪmˈbrəʊlɪəʊ/noun
(pl. -os)
1- an extremely confused, complicated, or embarrassing situation极为错综复杂的尴尬局面：
the Abdication imbroglio of 1936.
1936年退位时极为错综复杂的尴尬局面。
1.1
- archaic a confused heap〈古〉乱糟糟的一堆。
词源
mid 18th cent.: Italian, from imbrogliare 'confuse'; related to EMBROIL.