quagmire: Meaning and Definition of
quag•mire
Pronunciation: (kwag'mīr", kwog'-), [key]
— n.
- an area of miry or boggy ground whose surface yields under the tread; a bog.
- a situation from which extrication is very difficult: a quagmire of financial indebtedness.
- anything soft or flabby.
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