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Morass — Mo*rass , n. [OE. marras, mareis (perh. through D. moeras), fr. F. marais, prob. from L. mare sea, in LL., any body of water; but perh. influenced by some German word. See {Mere} a lake, and cf. {Marsh}.] A tract of soft, wet ground; a marsh; a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Morass — may refer to: Marsh, a wetland Morass (set theory) This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the … Wikipedia
morass — (n.) wet, swampy tract, 1650s, from Du. moeras marsh, fen, from M.Du. marasch, from O.Fr. marais marsh, from Frankish, possibly from W.Gmc. *marisk, from P.Gmc. *mariskaz like a lake, from *mari sea (see MERE (Cf. mere) (n.)). The word was… … Etymology dictionary
morass — [n] bog; mess chaos, confusion, fen, jam, jungle, knot, labyrinth, marsh, maze, mesh, mix up, muddle, quagmire, skein, snarl, swamp, tangle, web; concepts 230,509 Ant. order, organization … New thesaurus
morass — ► NOUN 1) an area of muddy or boggy ground. 2) a complicated or confused situation. ORIGIN Dutch moeras, from Latin mariscus … English terms dictionary
morass — [mə ras′, môras′] n. [Du moeras, a marsh, fen; earlier marasch < OFr maresc < Frank * marisk, a swamp, akin to MARSH] a tract of low, soft, watery ground; bog; marsh; swamp: often used figuratively of a difficult, troublesome, or perplexing … English World dictionary
morass — mo|rass [məˈræs] n [Date: 1600 1700; : Dutch; Origin: moeras, from Old French maresc] 1.) [singular] a complicated and confusing situation that is very difficult to get out of ▪ We re trying to drag the country out of its economic morass. morass… … Dictionary of contemporary English
morass — [[t]məræ̱s[/t]] morasses N COUNT: usu sing, with supp, oft N of n 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… … English dictionary
morass — noun Etymology: Dutch moeras, modification of Old French maresc, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English mersc marsh more at marsh Date: 1655 1. marsh, swamp 2. a. a situation that traps, confuses, or impedes < a legal morass > b. an overwhelming … New Collegiate Dictionary
morass — n. to get bogged down in a morass * * * [mə ræs] to get bogged down in a morass … Combinatory dictionary
morass — noun 1) the muddy morass Syn: quagmire, swamp, bog, marsh, muskeg, mire, marshland, wetland, slough, moor 2) a morass of paperwork Syn: confusion, chaos … Thesaurus of popular words
