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Quagmire

Noun

Definitions

1.NounA swampy, soggy area of ground.
"That quagmire regularly ‘swallows’ caught-up hikers’ boots"
2.NounA perilous, mixed up and troubled situation; a hopeless tangle.
"The paperwork got lost in a quagmire of bureaucracy.; Those election results are a quagmire for any coalition except one of national union."
3.VerbTo embroil (a person, etc.) in complexity or difficulty.
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