morass

nounbog; mess

Word Origin & History

"wet, swampy tract," 1650s, from Dutch moeras "marsh, fen," from Middle Dutch marasch, from Old French marais "marsh," from Frankish, possibly from West Germanic *marisk, from Proto-Germanic *mariskaz "like a lake," from *mari "sea" (see mere (n.)). The word was influenced in Dutch by moer "moor" (see moor (n.)). Figurative use is attested from 1867. Replaced earlier mareis (early 14c.; see marish).

Example Sentences for morass

The street had been transformed into a morass of sticky mud by the storm.

O, into what a morass of sin has he not fallen, and every moment he goes deeper!

Just at the mouth of it there was a morass filled with gad-flies and other poisonous insects.

On the way he had to pass a long and weary waste of heath and morass.

A guide had been found who would guide the army across ...

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