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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024quag•mire /ˈkwægˌmaɪr, ˈkwɑg-/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a very muddy or boggy ground where the surface gives way when walked on;
a bog. - a difficult situation;
predicament:a budgetary quagmire where there is not enough money.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024quag•mire (kwag′mīər′, kwog′-),USA pronunciation 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.
quag′mir′y, adj. - 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged . predicament, dilemma, quandary, scrape, jam.
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