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quagmire

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quag⋅mire

  [kwag-mahyuhr, kwog-]
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–noun
1. an area of miry or boggy ground whose surface yields under the tread; a bog.
2. a situation from which extrication is very difficult: a quagmire of financial indebtedness.
3. anything soft or flabby.
Origin:
1570–80; quag + mire

Related forms:
quagmiry, adjective

Synonyms:
2. predicament, dilemma, quandary, scrape, jam.
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quag·mire   (kwāg'mīr', kwŏg'-)   
n.  

  1. Land with a soft muddy surface.

  2. A difficult or precarious situation; a predicament.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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