mire - noun

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

deep soft mud in water or slush

a difficulty or embarrassment that is hard to extricate yourself from

mire - verb

• entrap
• cause to get stuck as if in a mire
• be unable to move further
• soil with mud, muck, or mire

mire - thesaurus

entangle   morass   muck   mud   quag   quagmire   slack   slop