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BNC: 22373 COCA: 16401

quagmire

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quagmire /ˈkwægˌmajɚ/ noun
plural quagmires
quagmire
/ˈkwægˌmajɚ/
noun
plural quagmires
Learner's definition of QUAGMIRE
[count]
1 
: an area of soft, wet ground沼泽地；湿地 — usually singular通常用单数
2 
: a situation that is hard to deal with or get out of : a situation that is full of problems（难以摆脱的）困境 — usually singular通常用单数
BNC: 22373 COCA: 16401

quagmire

noun

quag·​mire ˈkwag-ˌmī(-ə)r How to pronounce quagmire (audio) ˈkwäg- How to pronounce quagmire (audio)
1
: soft miry land that shakes or yields under the foot
2
: a difficult, precarious, or entrapping position : predicament

Synonyms

Example Sentences

A Girl of the Limberlost is a Cinderella story whose wicked stepmother, in an interesting twist, is the heroine's real mother. She is a crazy person, deranged by grief for a husband who was sucked into a quagmire before her eyes when she was pregnant with Elnora. Janet Malcolm, New York Review of Books, 15 Jan. 2009 That was six months ago, when the Defense secretary laughingly dismissed the idea that Iraq was, or could turn into, a quagmire. But as Rumsfeld sat down last Friday morning to face Sen. John McCain, who spent six years in a Vietnamese prison, no one was laughing. Michael Hirsh et al., Newsweek, 17 Nov. 2003 State involvement will create a vast bioethical quagmire. Even if everyone magically agrees that improving a child's memory is as valid as avoiding dyslexia, there will still be things taxpayers aren't ready to pay for—genes of unproven benefit, say, or alterations whose downsides may exceed the upside. Robert Wright, Time, 11 Jan.1999 the party was once again facing its quadrennial quagmire: the candidate sufficiently liberal to win the nomination would be too liberal for the general election a protracted custody dispute that became a judicial quagmire
Recent Examples on the Web This summer, the world of soccer has watched wide-eyed and open-mouthed as FC Barcelona embarked on a unique solution to its financial quagmire. Zak Garner-purkis, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2022 If nearly every renewable energy proposal turns into a political and legal quagmire, then there is little hope that the United States can make the energy transition needed to address climate change. Dan Gearino, ABC News, 29 July 2022 Facebook found itself in a similar quagmire in 2016 when it was locked in a fierce rivalry with Snap Inc., SNAP 1.26%▲ the maker of Snapchat. Salvador Rodriguez, WSJ, 28 July 2022 The task of stopping a player like Giannis Antetokounmpo — has there ever been a player like Giannis Antetokounmpo? — represents something of a collaborative quagmire. New York Times, 1 May 2022 The chances of a quagmire in Ukraine must weigh on Putin, given his sensitivity to political opposition and the high numbers of conscripts in the Russian military who might start coming home in body bags. Stephen Collinson, CNN, 21 Jan. 2022 But Biden does have the chance to lead his party out of a quagmire as the last Democrat in Washington both the moderate and progressive factions trust. W. James Antle Iii, The Week, 14 Nov. 2021 In theory, mixing CBD and alcohol isn’t as much of a quagmire. Outside Online, 28 Feb. 2019 Fan chairs Hengli Petrochemical, a chemical fiber producer. Blame that on China’s property quagmire. Laura He, CNN, 28 July 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1580, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of quagmire was circa 1580
BNC: 22373 COCA: 16401

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