morass

🇺🇸 /məˈræs/ 🇬🇧 /məˈræs/
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noun
R

A confusing and difficult situation that is hard to get out of.

The project became a morass of problems and delays.

R

A wet, soft, and dangerous area of land.

The explorers had to cross a morass to reach the other side of the forest.

translation

n. A confusing and difficult situation that is hard to get out of.; A wet, soft, and dangerous area of land.

Word Forms

Plural morasses