mire

/mˈa‍ɪ‍ə/

/ˈmaɪɝ/, /ˈmaɪɹ/

Mire

deep soft mud in water or slush

synonyms : slop

a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot

synonyms : morass

a difficulty or embarrassment that is hard to extricate yourself from

to mire

MAIN VERB

soil with mud, muck, or mire

synonyms : muck

be unable to move further

synonyms : bog down

cause to get stuck as if in a mire

synonyms : bog down

entrap

synonyms : entangle

Examples

1. They dragged his name through the mire by accusing him of a crime he didn't commit.

2. By the time the truth was revealed, her reputation had already been dragged through the mire.

3. Our society and political dialogue were mired in tribalism and polarization.

4. So, a mire is a stretch of swampy or boggy ground.