quagmire (redirected from quagmires)

quag·mire  (kwgmr, kwg-)

n.

1. Land with a soft muddy surface.

2. A difficult or precarious situation; a predicament.

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quagmire [ˈkwægˌmaɪə ˈkwɒg-]

n

1. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) a soft wet area of land that gives way under the feet; bog

2. an awkward, complex, or embarrassing situation

[from quag + mire]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

quagmire - a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot mire, morass, quag, slack bog, peat bog - wet spongy ground of decomposing vegetation; has poorer drainage than a swamp; soil is unfit for cultivation but can be cut and dried and used for fuel

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quagmire

noun

1. predicament, difficulty, quandary, pass, fix (informal), jam (informal), dilemma, pinch, plight, scrape (informal), muddle, pickle (informal), impasse, entanglement, imbroglio a political quagmire

2. bog, marsh, swamp, slough, fen, mire, morass, quicksand Overnight rain had turned the grass airstrip into a quagmire.

Translations

quagmire [ˈkwægmaɪəʳ] N → cenagal m, lodazal m (fig) → atolladero m, cenagal m

quagmire [ˈkwægmaɪə^r ˈkwɒgmaɪə^r] n

(lit) → bourbier m

(fig) → bourbier m

quagmire

n → Sumpf m, → Morast m; (fig) (of vice etc) → Morast m; (= difficult situation) → Schlamassel m (inf); the paths were reduced to a quagmire → die Wege waren völlig aufgeweicht or matschig; he was bogged down in a quagmire of tiny details → er hatte sich in einem Wust von kleinen Einzelheiten festgebissen

quagmire [ˈkwægˌmaɪəʳ] n → pantano (fig) → caos m inv