Imbroglio

I just came across this word in this post and had never heard of it, but I'm now in love with it so I decided to share.

/imˈbrōlyō/

  • a confused mass
  • an intricate or complicated situation (as in a drama or novel)
  • an acutely painful or embarrassing misunderstanding
  • a violently confused or bitterly complicated altercation : embroilment
  • scandal ("survived the political imbroglio")
  • an extremely confused, complicated, or embarrassing situation ("the Watergate imbroglio")