embrollo

Definitions of embrollo
  1. noun
    an intricate network suggesting something that was formed by weaving or interweaving
    synonyms: alambrada, enmarañamiento, enredo, greña
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    types:
    tela de araña, telaraña
    a web spun by spiders to trap insect prey
    type of:
    cosa, objeto, objeto físico, objeto inanimado
    a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow
  2. noun
    a very embarrassing misunderstanding
    synonyms: lío
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    type of:
    malentendido
    putting the wrong interpretation on
  3. noun
    informal terms for a difficult situation
    synonyms: apretón, apuro, atolladero, brete, compromiso, conflicto, confusión, conserva, desorden, embolismo, enredo, estrecho, lío, maraña, mareo, pantano, taco
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    type of:
    dificultad
    a condition or state of affairs almost beyond one's ability to deal with and requiring great effort to bear or overcome
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