The meaning of QUAGMIRE is soft miry land that shakes or yields under the foot. How to use quagmire in a sentence.

Difficult situations and unpleasant experiences (Definition of quagmire from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

QUAGMIRE definition: an area of miry or boggy ground whose surface yields under the tread; a bog. See examples of quagmire used in a sentence.

13 hours ago · Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth sought to play down the quagmire in the Strait of Hormuz that is pushing up global energy prices, telling reporters on Friday, “We have been dealing …

A quagmire is a difficult, complicated, or unpleasant situation which is not easy to avoid or escape from.

Definition of quagmire noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

Mar 6, 2026 · quagmire (third-person singular simple present quagmires, present participle quagmiring, simple past and past participle quagmired) (transitive) To embroil (a person, etc.) in complexity or …

Jul 20, 2025 · A quagmire is a soft, muddy area of land that cannot support much weight. It is often synonymous with bog, marsh, swamp, or mire, but typically highlights the difficulty of crossing due to …

Quagmire is a noun referring to a soft, wet, boggy area of land that yields or sinks underfoot, akin to a marsh or mire. [1][2] The term is also widely used figuratively to describe a difficult, precarious, …

Quagmire definition: Land with a soft muddy surface.