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morass
[ muh-ras ]
/ mÉËrĂŠs /
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noun
a tract of low, soft, wet ground.
a marsh or bog.
marshy ground.
any confusing or troublesome situation, especially one from which it is difficult to free oneself; entanglement.
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Words nearby morass
moral support, moral theology, moral turpitude, Morandi, Morar, morass, moratorium, moratory, Moratuwa, Morava, Moravia
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British Dictionary definitions for morass
morass
/ (mÉËrĂŠs) /
noun
a tract of swampy low-lying land
a disordered or muddled situation or circumstance, esp one that impedes progress
Word Origin for morass
C17: from Dutch moeras, ultimately from Old French marais marsh
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