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1. Soft muddy ground that is soaked and difficult to move around in: The had trouble driving his tractor because it was stuck in the quagmire after the heavy rains.
2. A predicament, serious difficulty, a precarious situation: The representative of the IMF (International Monetary Fund) stated that the EU (European Union) will need more than diplomacy to get Greece out of its financial quagmire.

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2. A predicament, serious difficulty, a precarious situation: The representative of the IMF (International Monetary Fund) stated that the EU (European Union) will need more than diplomacy to get Greece out of its financial quagmire.

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