How to Pronounce "quagmire"
word
/ˈkwæɡˌmaɪɝ/
KWAG-myr
/kwˈæɡmaɪə/
KWAG-my-uh
Definition
A quagmire is a soft, wet, muddy area of ground that is difficult to walk through. It also refers to a complicated, difficult situation that is hard to escape.
IPA Transcription
American English
/ˈkwæɡˌmaɪɝ/
British English
/kwˈæɡmaɪə/
Simplified Pronunciation
US
KWAG-myr
UK
KWAG-my-uh
Listen in Context
The hikers got stuck in a quagmire after it rained.
The country is in an economic quagmire.
We accidentally drove our car into a quagmire and couldn't move.
Negotiating peace turned out to be a political quagmire.