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Mired

verb/mˈaɪɚd/
Definition
entrap
cause to get stuck as if in a mire
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/mˈaɪɚd/
🇬🇧British English
/mˈaɪəd/
🇮🇳Indian English
/mˈaɪəd/
2 syllables Say it as /mˈaɪɚd/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
verbentrap
“Our people should not be mired in the past”
verbcause to get stuck as if in a mire
“The mud mired our cart”
verbbe unable to move further
“The car bogged down in the sand”
verbsoil with mud, muck, or mire
“The child mucked up his shirt while playing ball in the garden”
adjectiveentangled or hindered as if e.g. in mire
“the difficulties in which the question is involved”
Word Forms
entanglementnounan intricate trap that entangles or ensnares its victim
mirenouna soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot
mucknounany thick, viscous matter
mudnounwater soaked soil; soft wet earth
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
festgefahren
einfangen
🇫🇷French
embourbé
prendre au piège
🇪🇸Spanish
atascado
entrampar
🇮🇹Italian
impantanato
intrappolare
🇳🇱Dutch
vastgelopen
in de val lokken
🇵🇹Portuguese
atolado
armadilha
🇷🇺Russian
застрял
заманивать в ловушку
India
🇮🇳Hindi
फंस
फंदे में फंसना
🇧🇩Bengali
মিশ্রিত
ফাঁদ
🇮🇳Tamil
சிக்கிக்கொண்டது
பொறி
🇮🇳Telugu
చిక్కుకుపోయింది
చిక్కు
🇮🇳Marathi
चिडलेला
अडकवणे
🇮🇳Gujarati
ભ્રમિત
ફસાવવું
🇮🇳Kannada
ಮುಳುಗಿದೆ
ಸಿಕ್ಕಿಸು
🇮🇳Malayalam
കുടുങ്ങി
എൻട്രാപ്പ്
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਉਲਝਿਆ ਹੋਇਆ
ਫਸਾਉਣਾ
🇵🇰Urdu
پھنس گیا
پھنسنا
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
陷入困境
诱捕
🇯🇵Japanese
泥沼にはまった
罠にかける
🇰🇷Korean
수렁에 빠진
함정에 빠뜨리다
🇻🇳Vietnamese
sa lầy
bẫy
🇹🇭Thai
ติดหล่ม
ดักจับ
🇮🇩Indonesian
terperosok
memikat
🇵🇭Filipino
naliligaw
bitag
🇲🇾Malay
terperosok
memerangkap
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
غارق
فخ
🇮🇷Persian
فرو رفته
به دام انداختن
🇹🇷Turkish
saplanmış
tuzağa düşürmek
🇮🇱Hebrew
מְבוּצָץ
לִלְכּוֹד
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'mired'?
The primary meaning of 'mired' is 'entrap'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'mired' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'mired' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'mired' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'mired' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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