Definition of quagmire Quagmire

/kwæˈgmajˌɚ/ - [kwatgmayer] - quag•mire

We found 7 definitions of quagmire from 6 different sources.

What does quagmire mean?

Noun
quagmire - a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot
		mire, quag, morass, slack
		bog, peat bog wet spongy ground of decomposing vegetation; has poorer drainage than a swamp; soil is unfit for cultivation but can be cut and dried and used for fuel

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

quagmire
kwag′mīr, n. wet, boggy ground that yields under the feet.—v.t. to entangle, as in a quagmire.—adj. Quag′miry. [Quake and mire.]