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quagmire

Flag: gbEnglishOxford New American Dictionary
quagmire /ˈkwaɡˌmī(ə)r, ˈkwæɡˌmaɪ(ə)r /
▸ noun a soft boggy area of land that gives way underfoot:
torrential rain turned the building site into a quagmire.
▪ an awkward, complex, or hazardous situation:
a legal quagmire.
– ORIGIN late 16th century : from quag + mire.