Quagmire vs Entanglement - What's the difference?
quagmire | entanglement |
A swampy, soggy area of ground.
(figuratively) A perilous, mixed up and troubled situation; a hopeless tangle; a predicament.
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The state of being entangled; intricate and confused involution.
That which entangles; intricacy; perplexity.
Specifically, in fortification, an obstruction placed in front or on the flank of a fortification, to impede an enemy's approach.
As nouns the difference between quagmire and entanglement
is that quagmire is a swampy, soggy area of ground while entanglement is the state of being entangled; intricate and confused involution.quagmire
English
(wikipedia quagmire)Noun
(en noun)- ''That quagmire regularly 'swallows' caught-up hikers' boots
- The paperwork got lost in a quagmire of bureaucracy.
- ''Those election results are a quagmire for any coalition except one of national union