quagmire
/ˈkwɒɡ.maɪə(ɹ)/
noun
Meaning
A swampy, soggy area of ground.
"That quagmire regularly ‘swallows’ caught-up hikers' boots"
A perilous, mixed up and troubled situation; a hopeless tangle; a predicament.
"The paperwork got lost in a quagmire of bureaucracy."
Synonyms
verb
Meaning
To embroil (a person, etc.) in complexity or difficulty.