morass

• Sustantivo que designa un terreno blando y húmedo que se hunde bajo los pies, y que también se usa metafóricamente para referirse a una situación complicada o enredada de la que es difícil salir.

A noun referring to a soft, wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot, often used metaphorically to describe a complicated or messy situation.

1. Swampy groundC1formal

   A soft, wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot; a bog or marsh.

   Terreno pantanoso

   • The hikers got stuck in a deep morass after the heavy rain.
   • The ancient forest was surrounded by an impassable morass.
   • They had to cross a treacherous morass to reach the village.

   Sinónimosbogfenmarshmirequagmiresloughswamp

2. Complicated situationC1formal

   A complicated or confused situation that is difficult to escape from.

   atolladero, lío, embrollo

   • The company found itself in a financial morass after the failed merger.
   • He tried to extricate himself from the legal morass.
   • The political debate quickly turned into a morass of conflicting opinions.

   Sinónimosconfusionlabyrinthmazemessmiremuddlequagmirequicksandsnarltangleturmoilweb

   Antónimosclarityordersolution