- quagmire quag·mire n
- ['kwæɡˌmaɪə(r)]
pantano, fig caos m inv
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quag|mire — «KWAG MYR, KWOG », noun. 1. soft, muddy ground; boggy or miry place; quag: »Many streets are unpaved and unlighted; in heavy rain they turn to quagmires (Time). 2. Figurative. a difficult situation: »I have followed Cupid s Jack a lantern, and… … Useful english dictionary
quag·mire — /ˈkwægˌmajɚ/ noun, pl mires [count] 1 : an area of soft, wet ground usually singular After a lot of rain, the dirt road becomes a quagmire. 2 : a situation that is hard to deal with or get out of : a situation that is full of problems usually… … Useful english dictionary
Quagmire — Quag mire , n. [Quake + mire.] Soft, wet, miry land, which shakes or yields under the feet. A spot surrounded by quagmires, which rendered it difficult of access. Palfrey. [1913 Webster] Syn: Morass; marsh; bog; swamp; fen; slough. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
quagmire — quag|mire [ˈkwægmaıə, ˈkwɔg US ˈkwægmaır] n [C usually singular] [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: quag soft wet ground (16 20 centuries) (perhaps from quag to shake (17 19 centuries)) + mire] 1.) an area of soft wet muddy ground ▪ In the rainy season… … Dictionary of contemporary English
quagmire — [kwag′mīr΄, kwäg′mīr΄] n. [ QUAG + MIRE] 1. wet, boggy ground, yielding under the foot 2. a difficult or inextricable position [a quagmire of debts] … English World dictionary
quagmire — quag•mire [[t]ˈkwægˌmaɪər, ˈkwɒg [/t]] n. 1) an area of miry or boggy ground whose surface yields under the tread; a bog 2) a situation from which extrication is very difficult • Etymology: 1570–80 quag′mir′y, adj … From formal English to slang
quagmire — quag|mire [ kwæg,maır ] noun count 1. ) a situation that is so difficult or complicated that you cannot make much progress 2. ) MAINLY LITERARY an area of very wet land that is too soft to walk on … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
quagmire — quagmiry, adj. /kwag muyeur , kwog /, n. 1. an area of miry or boggy ground whose surface yields under the tread; a bog. 2. a situation from which extrication is very difficult: a quagmire of financial indebtedness. 3. anything soft or flabby.… … Universalium
mire — n 1. marsh, swamp, swampland, fen, fen land, marshland, quagmire, quag, bog, slough, morass, Brit. Dial. lair, mud, mud flat, Brit. holm, Brit. sough, Brit. Dial. sump. v 2. soil, dirty, begrime, blacken, tarnish; sully, befoul, defile; smear,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
quagmire — n. 1 a soft boggy or marshy area that gives way underfoot. 2 a hazardous or awkward situation. Etymology: QUAG + MIRE … Useful english dictionary
quagmire — (n.) 1570s, from obsolete QUAG (Cf. quag) bog, marsh + MIRE (Cf. mire) (n.). Extended sense of difficult situation, inextricable position is recorded by 1766 … Etymology dictionary
