τέλμα — meaning in English

English meaning

• mire noun An area of deep, soft mud or wet, boggy ground.
• quagmire noun An area of soft, wet, boggy ground that traps anything that steps into it.

Senses

τέλμα is used for these senses in English:

• mire An undesirable situation; a predicament.
• quagmire (figuratively) A perilous, mixed up and troubled situation; a hopeless tangle.

mire — full definition

1. noun An area of deep, soft mud or wet, boggy ground.
2. noun A difficult or messy situation.
3. verb To become stuck, as if in mud.

quagmire — full definition

1. noun An area of soft, wet, boggy ground that traps anything that steps into it.
2. noun A complicated, difficult situation that is hard to escape from.

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