məˈras, mȯˈ-, mōˈ-, -raa(ə)s-, -rais noun
( -es )
Etymology: Dutch moeras, alteration (influenced by obsolete Dutch moer mire, swamp, from Middle Dutch) of Middle Dutch maras, marasch, from Old French mareis, maresc, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English mersc, merisc marsh — more at marsh , moor
1. : a tract of soft, swampy, or boggy ground : marsh , swamp
2. : something that traps, confuses, or impedes : a state of confusion or entanglement
a morass of clumsy exposition and preposterous dialogue — Bruce Bliven b.1916
guides her out of her morass of insecurity — Newsweek
• mo·rassy -sē adjective