QUAGMIRE


Meaning of QUAGMIRE in English

/ ˈkwægmaɪə(r); NAmE ; BrE also ˈkwɒg-/ noun

1.

an area of soft wet ground

SYN bog

2.

a difficult or dangerous situation

SYN morass

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WORD ORIGIN

late 16th cent.: from quag marshy or boggy place + mire .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.