morass
/məˈræs/
noun
- A complicated and confusing situation that is difficult to escape from.
- She tried to help, but the project was a morass of conflicting opinions.
- The country's economy fell into a morass of debt and inflation.
- The company got stuck in a legal morass that took years to resolve.
- A soft, wet area of ground; a marsh or swamp.
- The hikers had to cross a dangerous morass to reach the trail.
- Ancient bones were preserved in the acidic waters of the morass.
- After the heavy rain, the field turned into a muddy morass.