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quagmire
[ kwag-mahyuhr, kwog- ]
noun
- an area of miry or boggy ground whose surface yields under the tread; a bog.
- a situation from which extrication is very difficult:
a quagmire of financial indebtedness.
Synonyms: , , , ,
- anything soft or flabby.
quagmire
/ ˈkwæɡˌmaɪə; ˈkwɒɡ- /
noun
- a soft wet area of land that gives way under the feet; bog
- an awkward, complex, or embarrassing situation
Other Word Forms
- ܲmy adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of quagmire1
Example Sentences
But this doesn't have to become an endless quagmire.
In a letter co-signed by nearly 2,500 business and trade organizations and sent to top congressional leaders, the group warned that such a policy would be a bureaucratic quagmire.
An unwillingness to be accountable or to circumvent secrecy during the War on Terror led the country straight into today’s quagmire.
Gill Pyrah, 70, said she was unable to move after "sinking" in a quagmire while walking her dog, Luna, on Lincoln's South Common.
Skye’s first serious relationship threw her right into the quagmire of trying to love, care for and leave a heroin addict.
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