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IMBROGLIO

an acutely painful or embarrassing misunderstanding

The meaning of the word imbroglio is an acutely painful or embarrassing misunderstanding.

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metamorphosischange of physical form, structure, or substance especially by supernatural means
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matrixsomething within or from which something else originates, develops, or takes form
enfranchiseto set free (as from slavery)
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