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morass Definition

mo·rass (mə ras, mô-)

noun

a tract of low, soft, watery ground; bog; marsh; swamp: often used figuratively of a difficult, troublesome, or perplexing state of affairs

Etymology: Du moeras, a marsh, fen; earlier marasch < OFr maresc < Frank *marisk, a swamp, akin to marsh

morass Synonyms

morass

n.

morass Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • coms: The good news is there are many things you can control to make sure your site isn?t lost in the morass of dot coms.
  • mud: The smell was appalling and the pen was a morass of mud and pig dung.
  • confusion: We just lie in our morass of confusion, which arises from brave choices we didn't make earlier.
  • regulation: We must get some order imposed on the current morass of over-complicated regulation.
  • contradiction: The biblical evidence is a morass of contradictions and alterations in several accounts that do not agree.
  • bureaucracy: Professional people in all fields trying to do their best are trapped in a morass of bureaucracy and red tape.

Converse of object

  • become: God help those who wander into the great mire now, for even the firm uplands are becoming a morass.

Adjective modifier

  • great: Its purpose being to lead water from the great morass to the ponds, it should be nearly level with a slight fall northwards.
  • current: There is a route out of the current morass.
  • financial: Both the Athenaeum and the Working Men's College were in decline and Mander's Art School continued to struggle in a financial morass.
  • regulatory: Dianna agreed that focusing on the regulatory morass and public acceptability was appropriate.
  • moral: Road to Nirvana, a bizarre indictment of the moral morass of Hollywood, is an absolute riot.
  • black: Any nation that continues to plow money into this black morass is very badly letting down the taxpayers who must foot the bill.

Noun used with modifier

  • immigration: Could you spell out what you mean, however, in your reference to an " immigration morass " ?

Browse dictionary entries near morass

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  6. moralistic
  7. moralist
  8. moralism
  9. morale
  10. moral turpitude
  1. moratorium
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