quagmire
noun /ˈkwæɡmaɪə(r)/, /ˈkwɒɡmaɪə(r)/
/ˈkwæɡmaɪər/
- an area of soft wet ground synonym bog
- The heavy rain soon turned the field into a quagmire.
- a difficult or dangerous situation synonym morassTopics Dangerc2, Difficulty and failurec2
Word Originlate 16th cent.: from quag ‘marshy or boggy place’ + mire.