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quag·mire (kwag′mīr′, kwäg′-)

noun

  1. wet, boggy ground, yielding under the foot
  2. a difficult or inextricable position a quagmire of debts

Etymology: quag + mire

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quagmire Synonyms

quagmire

n.

  1. Swamp

    marsh, bog, mire; see swamp.

  2. Dilemma

    perplexity, entanglement, quandary, morass; see difficulty 1, 2, predicament.


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quagmire Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • mud: Both directions have given at best a handful of gems in a quagmire of mud.

Possessives

  • word: Answer: See #2 Reply: Does the word ' quagmire ' ring a bell?

Converse of object

  • become: Aintree can dry out quickly or become a quagmire with heavy rain on watered ground.

Adjective modifier

  • bureaucratic: In the increasingly bureaucratic quagmire in which we live, an up to date will should be everyone's number one priority.

Preposition: in

  • post: Anyhow, CWV warrior looks at Christianity's cultural mandate and Church leadership in the postmodern relativistic quagmire in this post.
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