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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.
1. : marsh, swamp. 2. a. : a situation that traps, confuses, or impedes. a legal morass. b. : an overwhelming or confusing mass or mixture. a morass of traffic jams Mary Roach. morassy. mə-ˈra-sē. mȯ- adjective. Did you know? The Swampy History of Morass.
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.
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. Discover More. Word History and Origins. Origin of morass 1.
noun. /məˈræs/ [usually singular] (formal) an unpleasant and complicated situation that is difficult to escape from synonym web. a morass of lies and deceit. We got bogged down in a morass of detail and bureaucratic red tape. Definitions on the go.
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.
OED's earliest evidence for morass is from 1489, in the writing of John Barbour, ecclesiastic and verse historian. morass is of multiple origins. Either (i) a borrowing from Middle Low German.
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. [...]
1. (Physical Geography) a tract of swampy low-lying land. 2. a disordered or muddled situation or circumstance, esp one that impedes progress. [C17: from Dutch moeras, ultimately from Old French marais marsh]
