Sekirov Dictionary

quagmire

UK /ˈkwæɡ.maɪə(ɹ)/US /ˈkwæɡ.maɪɹ/

noun 2
verb 1
forms 3

noun2

•
A swampy, soggy area of ground.
- That quagmire regularly ‘swallows’ caught-up hikers’ boots
•
(figurative) A perilous, mixed up and troubled situation; a hopeless tangle.
- The paperwork got lost in a quagmire of bureaucracy.
- Those election results are a quagmire for any coalition except one of national union.

verb1

To embroil (a person, etc.) in complexity or difficulty.

forms

quagmired · quagmiring · quagmires

This dictionary works without the internet: on your phone · in Chrome