morass
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
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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