morass
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noun \mə-ˈras, mȯ-\Definition of MORASS
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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>
— mo·rassy \-ˈra-sē\ adjective
See Examples of MORASS
- <advised against becoming involved in that country's civil war, warning that escape from that morass might prove nigh impossible>
- <the distracted driver had driven his car off the road and into a morass>
Origin of MORASS
Dutch moeras, modification of Old French maresc, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English mersc marsh — more at marsh
First Known Use: 1655
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