quagmire - WordReference.com Dictionary of English

Forum API

- See Also:
- - quadrumanous
  - quadruped
  - quadruple
  - quadruplet
  - quadruplicate
  - quadrupole
  - quaestor
  - quaff
  - quag
  - quagga
  - quagmire
  - quahog
  - quaich
  - quail
  - quaint
  - quake
  - Quaker
  - quaking grass
  - quale
  - qualification
  - qualify
- Settings:
- - Click on word:
    gets translation
    does nothing
- - Recent searches:
    - Save history
    - View All
- Links:
- WR Random Word:
- Try out WordReference Random Word! Each page load will return a random word from the dictionary. Or test your knowledge and have each page load with the definition hidden!

quagmire

in Spanish | in French | in Italian | English synonyms | in context | images

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
quagmire /ˈkwagmʌɪə, ˈkwɒg-/

▶noun

1 a soft boggy area of land that gives way underfoot.

2 a complex or difficult situation: a legal quagmire.

'quagmire' also found in these Oxford entries:

Forum discussions with the word(s) "quagmire" in the title:

No titles with the word(s) "quagmire".

Ask in the forums yourself.Visit the English Only Forum.

Look up "quagmire" at Merriam-Webster
Look up "quagmire" at dictionary.com

In other languages: Spanish | French | Italian | Portuguese | German | Russian | Polish | Romanian | Czech | Greek | Turkish | Chinese | Japanese | Korean | Arabic

Download free Android and iPhone apps

Android App

iPhone App

Report an inappropriate ad.