quagmire — a soft boggy area of land that gives way underfoot; marsh
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: a soft boggy area of land that gives way underfoot; marsh
Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈkwæɡmaɪər/
Korean meaning: 발이 빠지는 늪지대, 습지
Korean pronunciation: **쿠**애그마이어
Example Sentences
- My diet became a quagmire when I discovered pizza delivery at 2 AM.
- The peace negotiations turned into a diplomatic quagmire.
- Trying to assemble IKEA furniture without instructions is a mental quagmire.
quagmire
NOUN//ˈkwæɡmaɪər//
a soft boggy area of land that gives way underfoot; marsh
A hiker gets trapped in a muddy quagmire while crossing the marsh
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Through the quagmire we tire, but we march toward the fire!
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Origin
From Dutch 'quagmire' or German 'Quagmire', combining 'quag' (from Middle English/Dutch meaning boggy or marshy ground) with 'mire' (swampy or muddy ground). The word entered English in the 16th century from Low German or Dutch sources.
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“My diet became a quagmire when I discovered pizza delivery at 2 AM.”
“The peace negotiations turned into a diplomatic quagmire.”
“Trying to assemble IKEA furniture without instructions is a mental quagmire.”
“The environmental cleanup project became a bureaucratic quagmire.”
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