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Noun: quagmire  'kwag,mI(-u)r
  1. A soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot
    - mire, quag, morass, slack
     
  2. A complicated, difficult or confused situation
    - morass

Derived forms: quagmires

Type of: bog, peat bog

Encyclopedia: Quagmire

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