Lesson #13 Quagmire

In today’s lesson we focus on the word Quagmire (noun)..

Origin:-Old English

Meaning:-a soft boggy area of land that gives way underfoot; a difficult situation

Synonyms:- Swamp, morass, bog, marsh, mire, quag, marshland, fen, slough, quicksand, moss, moor, bayou, entanglement, quandary, difficulty, dilemma

Antonyms:-Agreement, solution, advantage, benefit, blessing, boon, closure, contentment, ease, good fortune, peace, pleasure, success

• The hurricane turned half the town into a quagmire of mud.
• I am in a terrible quagmire as my house has been seized by the bank.
• She was already late for the meeting when her coffee spilt on her shirt causing quite a quagmire.