Vocabulary
Imbroglio
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
an extremely confused, complicated, or embarrassing situation.
Urdu meaning
گتھی، پیچیدہ صورتحال، پیچیدہ معاملہ
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- The solution to the Kashmir imbroglio is political, and must be acceptable to all main stakeholders the Kashmiris, Pakistan and India.
- Unless the pipeline imbroglio is settled amicably, without fear of foreign pressure, Pakistan may have to fight an ugly arbitration battle, which will harm ties with Iran.
- In particular, US President Donald Trump has offered his good offices to help resolve the nearly eight-decade-old imbroglio.
- There exist blueprints to resolve the imbroglio, such as the Tariq AzizSatinder Lambah formula, while other approaches can also be tried to untangle the Kashmir knot.
- The elder Sharif also reportedly said that he would speak to the prime minister as well as `other relevant authorities` to help resolve the Balochistan imbroglio.
Synonyms
complicated situation, complication, complexity, problem, difficulty, predicament
Antonyms
agreement, harmony, peacemaking
Curator example
“a man caught up in a political imbroglio”
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