plural morasses
: an area of soft, wet ground : a marsh or swamp
—usually singular
a morass of muck
—usually used figuratively to refer to a complicated or unpleasant situation that is difficult to get out of or to move througha legal morass
trying to find our way through a morass of city traffic
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“Morass.” Merriam-Webster.com Simple Definition, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/simple/morass. Accessed 15 Apr. 2026.
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