Noun: quagmire 'kwag,mI(-u)r
- A soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot
"The hikers struggled to cross the treacherous quagmire";
- mire, quag, morass, slack
- A complicated, difficult or confused situation
"The negotiations quickly became a quagmire of conflicting interests";
- morass
Derived forms: quagmires
Encyclopedia: Quagmire