quagmire
quag.mire \'kwag-.mi-(*)r, 'kwa:g-\ n 1: soft miry land that shakes or yields under the foot 2: a complex or precarious position
Webster's English Dictionaryquag.mire \'kwag-.mi-(*)r, 'kwa:g-\ n 1: soft miry land that shakes or yields under the foot 2: a complex or precarious position