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Imbroglio vs Squabble - What's the difference?

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Imbroglio is a related term of squabble.


As nouns the difference between imbroglio and squabble

is that imbroglio is (l) (complicated situation) while squabble is a minor fight or argument as between children, for example.

As a verb squabble is

to participate in a minor fight or argument.

imbroglio

English

Noun

(en-noun)
  • a complicated situation; an entanglement

    • Synonyms

    * snarl

    squabble

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A minor fight or argument as between children, for example.

    • Derived terms

    * squabbly

    Verb

    (squabbl)
  • To participate in a minor fight or argument.
    • ''The brothers were always squabbling with each other.
  • * I. Watts
    • The sense of these propositions is very plain, though logicians might squabble a whole day whether they should rank them under negative or affirmative.
  • (printing) To disarrange, so that the letters or lines stand awry and require readjustment.
    • to squabble type

    Synonyms

    * See also

    Derived terms

    * squabbler