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quagmire

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Learn the meaning of quagmire with synonyms, antonyms and an example sentence. Part of our 11 plus vocabulary list used for selective school and grammar school preparation.

quagmire

(noun)

Meaning

a difficult or messy situation

Example

"The project descended into a quagmire of conflicting opinions and delays."

Synonyms

predicamentdilemmaentanglement

More about this word

Word origin
From Middle English 'quag' meaning soft bog and 'mire' meaning swamp.