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

It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words, but a great deal in a few.
Pythagoras