IMBROGLIO

Im‐brogl″io (?), n.; pl. Imbroglios (#). [Written also embroglio.] [[It. See 1st Broil, and cf. Embroil.]] 1. 1. An intricate, complicated plot, as of a drama or work of fiction.
2. 2. A complicated and embarrassing state of things; a serious misunderstanding.
Wrestling to free itself from the baleful imbroglio. Carlyle.