quagmire
noun/ˈkwæɡmaɪə(r)/, /ˈkwɒɡmaɪə(r)/
/ˈkwæɡmaɪər/
- an area of soft wet ground synonym bog
- The heavy rain soon turned the field into a quagmire.
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Word Originlate 16th cent.: from quag ‘marshy or boggy place’ + mire.
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