As nouns the difference between imbroglio and hardship
is that imbroglio is (l) (complicated situation) while hardship is (countable or uncountable) difficulty or trouble; hard times.
imbroglio
English
Noun
(en-noun)
a complicated situation; an entanglement
Synonyms
* snarl
hardship
English
Noun
(
en noun)
(countable or uncountable) Difficulty or trouble; hard times.
- He has survived periods of financial hardship before.