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quagmire
The definition of a quagmire is soft, wet ground or a complex and difficult situation with no easy solution.
(noun)An example of a quagmire is a tense meeting where everyone is angry with each other and there's no clear way to solve the problems.
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See quagmire in Webster's New World College Dictionary
noun
- wet, boggy ground, yielding under the foot
- a difficult or inextricable position: a quagmire of debts
Origin: quag + mire
See quagmire in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
- Land with a soft muddy surface.
- A difficult or precarious situation; a predicament.
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