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Quagmire vs Quagmire - What's the difference?

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In figuratively|lang=en terms the difference between quagmire and quagmire

is that quagmire is (figuratively) a perilous, mixed up and troubled situation; a hopeless tangle; a predicament while quagmire is (figuratively) a perilous, mixed up and troubled situation; a hopeless tangle; a predicament.

As nouns the difference between quagmire and quagmire

is that quagmire is a swampy, soggy area of ground while quagmire is a swampy, soggy area of ground.

quagmire

English

(wikipedia quagmire)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A swampy, soggy area of ground.
    • ''That quagmire regularly 'swallows' caught-up hikers' boots
  • (figuratively) A perilous, mixed up and troubled situation; a hopeless tangle; a predicament.
    • The paperwork got lost in a quagmire of bureaucracy.
    ''Those election results are a quagmire for any coalition except one of national union

    Synonyms

    * bog, marsh (land), mire, quag

    References

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    quagmire

    English

    (wikipedia quagmire)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A swampy, soggy area of ground.
    • ''That quagmire regularly 'swallows' caught-up hikers' boots
  • (figuratively) A perilous, mixed up and troubled situation; a hopeless tangle; a predicament.
    • The paperwork got lost in a quagmire of bureaucracy.
    ''Those election results are a quagmire for any coalition except one of national union

    Synonyms

    * bog, marsh (land), mire, quag

    References

    *