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quagmire
quagmire /ˈkwɒɡ.maɪər/ aep /ˈkwæɡ.maɪr/ noun [C]
1 F0 an area of soft, wet ground that you sink into if you try to walk on it: » At the end of the match, the pitch was a real quagmire.Thesaurus+: ↑Wetland2 F0 a difficult and dangerous situation: » Since the coup, the country has sunk deeper into a quagmire of violence and lawlessness.Thesaurus+: ↑Difficult situations and unpleasant experiences , ↑Accidents and disasters |