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[どろ()·ぬま()]
doronuma
noun

Alternate Written Forms:

[ドロぬま()]
doronuma
[でい()·しょう()]
deishou

Root Words:

[どろ() + ぬま()]
doro + numa

English Meaning(s) for 泥沼

noun
  1. bog; marsh; swamp; quagmire; morass
  2. quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio

Definition and Synonyms for 泥沼

Bog wet spongy ground of decomposing vegetation
Synonyms: しめじ, 沼地, 泥沼, 泥炭地, 湿地
Morass a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot
Synonyms: ぬかるみ, , 泥沼
Slough a stagnant swamp (especially as part of a bayou)
Synonyms: 泥沼
Mire a difficulty or embarrassment that is hard to extricate yourself from
Synonyms: 泥沼
Bog has poorer drainage than a swamp
Synonyms: しめじ, 沼地, 泥沼, 泥炭地, 湿地
Bog soil is unfit for cultivation but can be cut and dried and used for fuel
Synonyms: しめじ, 沼地, 泥沼, 泥炭地, 湿地

Meanings for each kanji in 泥沼

» mud; mire; adhere to; be attached to
» marsh; lake; bog; swamp; pond

Categories 泥沼 is a member of

Bog wet spongy ground of decomposing vegetation
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Swampland low land that is seasonally flooded
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Difficulty a condition or state of affairs almost beyond one's ability to deal with and requiring great effort to bear or overcome
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Wetland a low area where the land is saturated with water
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Sample Sentences for 泥沼

We were bogged down in a morass of paperwork.
Tom fell into the mud.
Tom fell into the mud.

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