Associations to the word «Quagmire»

Wiktionary

QUAGMIRE, noun. A swampy, soggy area of ground.
QUAGMIRE, noun. (figuratively) A perilous, mixed up and troubled situation; a hopeless tangle; a predicament.

Dictionary definition

QUAGMIRE, noun. A soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot.

Wise words

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke