Difference between Quagmire and Mire

What is the difference between Quagmire and Mire?

Quagmire as a noun is a swampy, soggy area of ground. while Mire as a noun is deep mud; moist, spongy earth.

Quagmire

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A swampy, soggy area of ground. A perilous, mixed up and troubled situation; a hopeless tangle; a predicament.

Example sentence: Before and during the first phase of the war his administration repeatedly maligned the UN but now, that Iraq has turned into a quagmire, it is asking the UN for help.

Mire

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To weigh down.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: Deep mud; moist, spongy earth.An undesirable situation, a predicament.An ant.

We hope you now know whether to use Quagmire or Mire in your sentence.

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