QUAGMIRE


Meaning of QUAGMIRE in English

[ 'kwagmʌɪə , 'kwɒg- ]

■ noun

1》 a soft boggy area of land that gives way underfoot.

2》 a complex or difficult situation: a legal ~.

Concise Oxford English vocab.      Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка.