quagmire meaning

Definition of quagmire

1. a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot

   Synonyms: mire, quag, morass, slack

   Type of: bog

quagmire in a sentence

• The rain turned the road into a quagmire.
• The enclave has become a quagmire.
• The United States was distracted by the quagmires of Afghanistan and Iraq.

How to pronounce quagmire

quagmire is pronounced /ˈkwɒɡmaɪə/ in British English and /ˈkwæɡmaɪɚ/ in American English. It has 3 syllables, with the stress on the first syllable.