Definition & Meaning of "mire"

Mire

deep soft mud in water or slush

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

a difficulty or embarrassment that is hard to extricate yourself from

to mire

soil with mud, muck, or mire

be unable to move further

to cause to get stuck or be immersed as if in mud

entrap

Example

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

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

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