Definitions:

1. A complex, difficult, or precarious situation from which it is hard to escape or find a resolution. NOUN
   • The country found itself in a political quagmire after the disputed election.
2. A perilous, mixed up and troubled situation. NOUN
   • The negotiations over the contract quickly became a quagmire of legal and financial complexities.
3. A soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot. NOUN
   • After the heavy rains, the once solid trail turned into a quagmire, making it nearly impossible to walk through.
4. A soft, boggy area of land that gives way underfoot; a swampy or marshy place. NOUN
   • The hikers stuggled to cross the quagmire without getting stuck.

Synonyms:

• Bog
• conundrum
• dilemma
• marsh
• predicament
• quandary
• swamp