morass[noun]Synonyms:- marsh, bog, fen, quagmire, slough, swamp
- mess, confusion, mix-up, muddle, tangle
Related Words: dunghill [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
mo‧rass /məˈræs/
noun[
Date: 1600-1700;
Language: Dutch;
Origin: moeras, from Old French maresc]
1. [singular] a complicated and confusing situation that is very difficult to get out of:
We’re trying to drag the country out of its economic morass.morass of They were stuck in a morass of paperwork.2. [countable] literary a dangerous area of soft wet ground
Synonym : marsh [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲