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- Dictionaryquag·mire/ˈkwaɡˌmī(ə)r/
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- 1. a soft boggy area of land that gives way underfoot: "torrential rain turned the building site into a quagmire" Similar
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A quagmire is an area of soft, wet ground that you sink into if you try to walk on it, or a difficult and dangerous situation. Learn more about the word, its synonyms, and how to use it in sentences with Cambridge Dictionary.
Quagmire is a noun that means a soft wet area of land that gives way under the feet, or a difficult situation to deal with. Learn more about its origin, synonyms, and usage in sentences from various sources.
A quagmire is an area of soft, wet ground that you sink into if you try to walk on it, or a difficult and dangerous situation. Learn more about the word, see how it is used in sentences and find translations in different languages.
A quagmire is a dangerous place, like the muddy shoreline of a pond. Because it's so hard to climb out of a quagmire, the word has also come to mean any difficult or sticky situation you find yourself in.
A quagmire is a difficult, complicated, or unpleasant situation which is not easy to avoid or escape from, or a soft, wet area of land that your feet sink into. Learn more about the word origin, synonyms, examples, and usage of quagmire.
A quagmire is a soft wet area of land or a difficult situation. Find out the origin, pronunciation, and translations of this word, as well as related terms and examples.