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Noun: morass  mu'ras or mo'ras
  1. A soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot
    "The hikers struggled to cross the treacherous morass";
    - mire, quagmire, quag, slack
     
  2. A complicated, difficult or confused situation
    "The negotiations quickly became a morass of conflicting interests";
    - quagmire

Derived forms: morasses

Type of: bog, peat bog

Encyclopedia: Morass