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  1. MORASS definition: 1. something that is extremely complicated and difficult to deal with and makes any progress almost…. Learn more.

  2. The meaning of MORASS is marsh, swamp. How to use morass in a sentence. The Swampy History of Morass

  3. A morass is a mushy, muddy patch of ground that you might find in a bog. In other words, it's something you probably don't want to get stuck in.

  4. noun. /məˈræs/ [usually singular] (formal) an unpleasant and complicated situation that is difficult to escape from synonym web. a morass of lies and deceit. We got bogged down in a morass of detail and bureaucratic red tape. Questions about grammar and vocabulary?

  5. noun. a tract of swampy low-lying land. a disordered or muddled situation or circumstance, esp one that impedes progress. Discover More. Word History and Origins. Origin of morass 1. 1645–55; < Dutch moeras, alteration (by association with moer marsh; moor 1) of Middle Dutch maras < Old French mareis < Germanic. See marsh. Discover More.

  6. 1. (Physical Geography) a tract of swampy low-lying land. 2. a disordered or muddled situation or circumstance, esp one that impedes progress. [C17: from Dutch moeras, ultimately from Old French marais marsh]

  7. If you describe an unpleasant or confused situation as a morass, you mean that it seems impossible to escape from or resolve, because it has become so serious or so complicated. I tried to drag myself out of the morass of despair.