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mire

/ˈmaɪər/ /ˈmaɪə/
noun
General
  1. 1 çamur, bataklık countable or uncountable

Definition (English)

An area of wet, soft ground that you sink into.

Example Sentences

  1. The car got stuck in the deep mire after the heavy rain.
    Sağanak yağmurdan sonra araba derin çamura saplandı.
  2. The cows waded slowly through the mire near the river.
    İnekler nehrin yakınındaki bataklıkta yavaşça ilerledi.
Figurative
  1. 1 içinden çıkılmaz durum, çıkmaz countable

Definition (English)

A difficult or unpleasant situation that is hard to escape from.

Example Sentences

  1. He felt like he was trapped in a mire of despair.
    Kendini umutsuzluk bataklığında kapana kısılmış gibi hissediyordu.
  2. The company sank deeper into a mire of debt and lawsuits.
    Şirket, borç ve davalardan oluşan içinden çıkılmaz bir duruma daha da gömüldü.

Synonyms

Collocations

muddy miredeep mirestuck in the mirecaught in the mire

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