noun
morass
muh-RAS/məˈræs/
An area of soft wet ground that is difficult to cross.
The hiker struggles to pull his boot from the morass.
Etymology
Dutch moeras means a marsh or fen. The figurative sense turns wet, swampy ground into an image for a complicated situation in which progress or escape is difficult.
In context
they end up in this morass of I have to write my report a certain way so that I don't lose my case.
More examples
- Heavy rain turns the meadow into a morass.
- Our boots sink into the morass beside the trail.
- The road winds between two morasses.
Forms
morass · morasses