Definitions
a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot
Word origin
Recorded since 1579, from quag + mire. The sense “perilous, mixed up and troubled situation” has been recorded since 1775.
Used in a sentence
“That quagmire regularly ‘swallows’ caught-up hikers’ boots”
“The paperwork got lost in a quagmire of bureaucracy.”
“Those election results are a quagmire for any coalition except one of national union.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Bog”8 letters
02“Boggy mess”8 letters
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