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Definition of quagmire noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

quagmire

noun
 
/ˈkwæɡmaɪə(r)/,
 
/ˈkwɒɡmaɪə(r)/
 
/ˈkwæɡmaɪər/
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  1. an area of soft wet ground synonym bog
    • The heavy rain soon turned the field into a quagmire.
  2. a difficult or dangerous situation synonym morassTopics Dangerc2, Difficulty and failurec2
    3. Word Originlate 16th cent.: from quag ‘marshy or boggy place’ + mire.
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