QUAGMIRE

How it’s pronounced

Definition:

A difficult, messy, or dangerous situation that's hard to escape.

Synonyms: 

Predicament, Quandary, Entanglement

Antonyms: 

Solution, Resolution, Clarity

Examples:

• After volunteering to babysit quintuplets, Greg quickly found himself in a noisy quagmire.

• The dinner party turned into a social quagmire when Aunt Edna insisted that pineapple on pizza was delicious.

Etymology:

From Middle English quabbe ("marsh") + mire; originally referred to a boggy area, later figuratively to tricky situations.

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