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imbroglio

noun as in misunderstanding; fight

Strongest matches

brouhaha
entanglement
quandary
spat
squabble

Strong matches

altercation
argument
bickering
brawl
broil
complexity
complication
dispute
embarrassment
embroilment
flack
involvement
miff
quarrel
row
run-in

Weak matches

falling-out
knock-down-drag-out
soap opera

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confusion

nounas in disoriented state

abashment
ado
anarchy
astonishment
bustle
chaos
clutter
commotion
complexity
complication
consternation
daze
difficulty
disarray
discomposure
dislocation
disorganization
distraction
emotional upset
ferment
fog
fracas
haze
hodge-podge
imbroglio
intricacy
jumble
labyrinth
mess
mistake
muddle
mystification
pandemonium
perturbation
racket
riot
row
shambles
stir
stupefaction
surprise
tangle
trouble
tumult
turmoil
untidiness
upheaval
uproar
wilderness

crisis

nounas in critical situation

big trouble
catastrophe
change
climacteric
climax
confrontation
contingency
corner
crossroad
crunch
crux
culmination
deadlock
dilemma
dire straits
disaster
embarrassment
emergency
entanglement
exigency
extremity
height
hot potato
hour of decision
imbroglio
impasse
juncture
mess
moment of truth
necessity
pass
perplexity
pickle
pinch
plight
point of no return
predicament
pressure
puzzle
quandary
situation
stew
strait
trauma
trial
trouble
turning point
urgency

crises

nounas in critical situation

big trouble
catastrophe
change
climacteric
climax
confrontation
contingency
corner
crossroad
crunch
crux
culmination
deadlock
dilemma
dire straits
disaster
embarrassment
emergency
entanglement
exigency
extremity
height
hot potato
hour of decision
imbroglio
impasse
juncture
mess
moment of truth
necessity
pass
perplexity
pickle
pinch
plight
point of no return
predicament
pressure
puzzle
quandary
situation
stew
strait
trauma
trial
trouble
turning point
urgency

difficulty

nounas in mental burden

ado
aggravation
annoyance
anxiety
bafflement
bother
care
charge
complication
crisis
depression
discouragement
distress
embarrassment
emergency
exigency
frustration
grievance
hangup
harassment
imbroglio
inconvenience
irritation
jam
maze
mess
millstone
misery
oppression
perplexity
pickle
pinch
predicament
pressure
puzzle
quandary
ramification
responsibility
scrape
setback
strain
strait
stress
strife
struggle
to-do
trouble
vicissitude
weight
worry

disorder

nounas in social commotion; mental confusion

agitation
anarchism
anarchy
brawl
bustle
chaos
clamor
complication
convulsion
discombobulation
discord
disorganization
distemper
disturbance
dither
entanglement
fight
flap
fracas
fuss
hubbub
hullabaloo
imbroglio
insurrection
lawlessness
mayhem
misrule
mob rule
quarrel
rebellion
reign of terror
revolution
riot
rioting
ruckus
rumpus
static
strike
terrorism
trouble
tumult
turbulence
turmoil
unrest
unruliness
uproar

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