Morass Definition

mə-răs, mô-
noun
A tract of low, soft, watery ground; bog; marsh; swamp.
Webster's New World
Something that hinders, engulfs, or overwhelms.
A morass of details.
American Heritage

Anything that entraps or makes progress difficult.

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Other Word Forms of Morass

Noun

Singular:
morass
Plural:
morasses

Origin of Morass

  • Dutch moeras from Middle Dutch maras from Old French mareis probably of Germanic origin mori- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Morass Sentence Examples

  • The river flowing into the valley caused a great, muddy morass.

  • Haneke chronicles a family enslaved to the structures they have created, operating in a morass of emotional vacuity.

  • There is a route out of the current morass.

  • The men rode through the morass and up the slope.

  • Could you spell out what you mean, however, in your reference to an " immigration morass "?

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Words Starting With

MMOMOR

Words Ending With

SSSASS

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morass

Words Starting With M and Ending With S

Starts With M & Ends With SStarts With MO & Ends With SStarts With M & Ends With SS

Word Length

6 Letter Words6 Letter Words Starting With M6 Letter Words Ending With S