Quagmire

Pronunciation: /kwag.maɪər/

Definitions of quagmire

noun a complex or hazardous situation that is difficult to escape

Example Sentences

A1 The hiker got stuck in a quagmire of mud.

A2 The company found itself in a financial quagmire due to poor management.

B1 The political situation in the country has turned into a quagmire of conflicting interests.

B2 The legal case became a quagmire of paperwork and delays.

C1 The negotiations between the two countries have become a diplomatic quagmire.

C2 The project was mired in a quagmire of bureaucracy and red tape.

Examples of quagmire in a Sentence

formal The country found itself in a political quagmire due to the ongoing corruption scandal.

informal I'm stuck in a quagmire of paperwork at the office.

slang Trying to fix my car turned into a real quagmire.

figurative Her relationship had become a quagmire of lies and deceit.

Grammatical Forms of quagmire

• past tense: quagmired
• plural: quagmires
• comparative: more quagmire
• superlative: most quagmire
• present tense: quagmires
• future tense: will quagmire
• perfect tense: have quagmired
• continuous tense: is quagmiring
• singular: quagmire
• positive degree: quagmire
• infinitive: to quagmire
• gerund: quagmiring
• participle: quagmiring

Origin and Evolution of quagmire

First Known Use: 1250 year

Language of Origin: Middle English

Story behind the word: The word 'quagmire' originated from the Middle English term 'quagmire', which combines the words 'quag' meaning 'boggy area' and 'mire' meaning 'swamp'.

Evolution of the word: Over time, 'quagmire' has retained its original meaning of a soft, boggy area, but has also come to be used metaphorically to describe a complex or difficult situation that is hard to escape from.