mired

[mahy^uhrd]

adjective

1. trapped in mud, muck, or slime.

   The concern now was how to free their mired fire engine and water tanker.

2. entangled or stuck.

   Bond yields have been climbing, but they still remain mired at historically low levels.

3. soiled with mud, muck, or slime.

   He looked down at his mired kaftan, speckled with dirt, and tried to brush it clean.

4. involved or entrapped in trouble or difficulty.

   Only some of our colleagues have offended, it is true; but all of us are mired.

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of mire.

Other Word Forms

• unmired adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of mired¹

mire ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

However since then the group has been mired in factional in-fighting including a row over the handling of £800,000 of donations.

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The Welsh rugby team, with new coach Steve Tandy installed after Gatland's disastrous second spell in charge, are now mired in a run of poor results.

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Nio’s stock is mired in its longest losing streak in almost two years as the company’s earnings report draws near — and brings the electric-vehicle maker closer to a self-imposed profit deadline.

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China's real estate sector has been mired in a debt crisis since 2020, having enjoyed a decades-long construction boom powered by rapid urbanisation and rising living standards.

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But the movie was mired in controversy, from its NC-17 rating to the hostile reviews and cratering at the box office.

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