Quagmire: meaning, definitions and examples

wetland

A soft boggy area of land that gives way underfoot; a difficult, precarious, or entrapping situation.

bog, marsh, morass, swamp

Examples of usage

• The hikers found themselves stuck in a quagmire of mud and water.

• After years of mismanagement, the company was in a financial quagmire.

• The political scandal plunged the government into a quagmire of corruption.

• The team's poor performance has left them in a quagmire at the bottom of the league.

• The country was mired in a quagmire of civil unrest and political turmoil.