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- Dictionarymorass/məˈras/
noun
- 1. an area of muddy or boggy ground: "in midwinter the track beneath this bridge became a muddy morass" Similar
- 2. a complicated or confused situation: "she would become lost in a morass of lies and explanations" Similar
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MORASS definition: 1. something that is extremely complicated and difficult to deal with and makes any progress almost…. Learn more.
something that is extremely complicated and difficult to deal with and makes any progress almost impossible: The morass of rules and regulations is delaying the start of the project. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Difficult situations and unpleasant experiences. a hard/tough row to hoe idiom. abyss. adversity. at your worst idiom.
The meaning of MORASS is marsh, swamp. How to use morass in a sentence. The Swampy History of Morass
any confusing or troublesome situation, especially one from which it is difficult to free oneself; entanglement. morass. / məˈræs / noun. a tract of swampy low-lying land. a disordered or muddled situation or circumstance, esp one that impedes progress.
A morass is a mushy, muddy patch of ground that you might find in a bog. In other words, it's something you probably don't want to get stuck in. The noun morass comes from the Dutch word moeras, meaning "marsh" or "fen."
If you describe an unpleasant or confused situation as a morass, you mean that it seems impossible to escape from or resolve, because it has become so serious or so complicated. I tried to drag myself out of the morass of despair.
Definition of morass noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
n. 1. An area of low-lying, soggy ground. 2. Something that hinders, engulfs, or overwhelms: a morass of details. [Dutch moeras, from Middle Dutch maras, from Old French mareis, probably of Germanic origin; see mori- in Indo-European roots.] American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
noun. A tract of low, soft, watery ground; bog; marsh; swamp. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Something that hinders, engulfs, or overwhelms. A morass of details. American Heritage. Anything that entraps or makes progress difficult. Wiktionary.
If you describe an unpleasant or confused situation as a morass, you mean that it seems impossible to escape from or resolve, because it has become so serious or so complicated. More Pronunciations of the word 'morass'
