n. 25B6; noun
the field became a quagmire : SWAMP, morass, bog, marsh, mire, slough; archaic quag.
a judicial quagmire : MUDDLE, mix-up, mess, predicament, mare's nest, quandary, tangle, imbroglio; trouble, confusion, difficulty; informal sticky situation, pickle, stew, dilemma, fix, bind.