noun
- soft wet areas of land that give way underfoot; marshes or swamps
- difficult, precarious, or entrapping situations
Usage: figurative
Examples
- The hikers avoided the quagmires near the river.
- Heavy rains turned the field into dangerous quagmires.
- The company found itself in financial quagmires after the merger.
- Political quagmires often trap even experienced leaders.
- She managed to escape the legal quagmires that destroyed her competitors.
- The wetlands contained several natural quagmires.
- Military forces became stuck in strategic quagmires overseas.