quagmire

Phonetic Respelling: [ kwag-mahyuhr, kwog- ]

Definition:

n. wet soft sucking ground; marsh; bog; an unpleasant situation that is difficult to escape

Sentence:

There was quagmire in the marshes. OR The war was a quagmire.

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There was quagmire in the marshes. OR The war was a quagmire.

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The war was a quagmire.

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Synonyms:

bog; marsh; bind; dilemma; predicament

Antonyms:

blessing; solution; success

How many syllables in quagmire?

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