quagmire

Meaning

Frequency

C2
Hyphenated as
quag‧mire
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈkwæɡ.maɪə(ɹ)/
Etymology

Recorded since 1579, from quag + mire. The sense “perilous, mixed up and troubled situation” has been recorded since 1775. Alternatively, the word may apparently be a variation of the earlier quakemire, from quake + mire.

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