ginepraio — meaning in English

English meaning

• quagmire noun An area of soft, wet, boggy ground that traps anything that steps into it.
• SNAFU noun A confused, chaotic mess or a major mistake, especially one caused by miscommunication or poor planning.

Senses

ginepraio is used for these senses in English:

• SNAFU A confused, muddled, or messed-up condition or state; a ridiculously chaotic situation; confusion or chaos regarded as the normal state.
• hornets' nest (figurative) An unpleasant or controversial situation likely to be exacerbated by outside involvement.
• quagmire (figuratively) A perilous, mixed up and troubled situation; a hopeless tangle.

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.

SNAFU — full definition

1. noun A confused, chaotic mess or a major mistake, especially one caused by miscommunication or poor planning.
2. verb To mess something up badly.

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