1. a difficult, precarious, or entrapping position; a complex or hazardous situation
Usage: figurative
2. an area of miry or boggy ground whose surface yields under the tread; a marsh
Usage: literal

Examples

• The company found itself in a financial quagmire after the failed merger.
• The peace negotiations became a diplomatic quagmire with no clear resolution.
• His lies created a quagmire that was impossible to escape.
• The soldiers struggled through the quagmire of mud and water.
• Heavy rains turned the field into a treacherous quagmire.
• The hiking trail led through a quagmire that soaked our boots.
• The legal case turned into a quagmire of conflicting evidence.