morass

• Substantif désignant une dépression de terrain molle et humide où l'on s'enfonce, souvent utilisé métaphoriquement pour évoquer une situation complexe, confuse ou difficile à démêler.

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.

   Terrain marécageux

   • 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.

   Synonymesbogfenmarshmirequagmiresloughswamp

2. Complicated situationC1formal

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

   situation inextricable

   • 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.

   Synonymesconfusionlabyrinthmazemessmiremuddlequagmirequicksandsnarltangleturmoilweb

   Antonymesclarityordersolution