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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 51Թ Forms
- ܲmy adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of quagmire1
Example Sentences
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.
Because to my knowledge, there are no architects that got stuck in the quagmire of the Second World War.
She’s pursuing her medical education in America, which exacts a more drastic form of loss, but Iranian existence for women is a quagmire of contradictions.
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