Dictionary

Explore meaning, context, and usage with an online dictionary experience optimized for multilingual workflows.

Clear

Try these words

languagetranslateconnectiondictionaryvoice

Meaning of quagmire

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

quagmire

Pronunciation:/ˈkwɒɡ.maɪə(ɹ)//ˈkwæɡ.maɪəɹ/

noun

Definitions

  1. A swampy, soggy area of ground.

    Example: That quagmire regularly ‘swallows’ caught-up hikers' boots

    Synonyms:marshmarshlandmirequag

  2. A perilous, mixed up and troubled situation; a hopeless tangle; a predicament.

    Example: The paperwork got lost in a quagmire of bureaucracy.

verb

Definitions

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

Sources:https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/quagmire

Related words

morassmiremarshlandbogswampseadamlogjam