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mire

/ˈmaɪə(r)/noun

उच्चारण मायर

दलदल, कीचड़

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noun
  1. 1

    [C, usually sing., U]

    an area of deep mud

    दलदल, कीचड़

    • The cart got stuck in the mire.

    Synonyms mud bog swamp marsh quagmire

  2. 2

    [sing.]

    an unpleasant or difficult situation that is hard to escape from

    मुसीबत, उलझन, दलदल (कठिन स्थिति)

    • The company is sinking deeper into a mire of debt.

    Synonyms mess quagmire predicament morass

verb
  1. 1

    [T, usually passive] be mired in sth

    to be in a difficult situation that you cannot escape from

    (मुसीबत में) फँसा होना

    • The project has been mired in controversy since it began.
    • a government mired in scandal

    Synonyms bog down entangle embroil

≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

mud bog swamp marsh quagmire mess predicament morass bog down entangle embroil

§Grammar and usage

Be mired in something, as in 'mired in debt' or 'mired in controversy'.

Be mired in something सही है, जैसे 'mired in debt' या 'mired in controversy'।