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Word of the Day - Morass
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morass
/məˈras/
noun
1 An area of muddy or boggy ground.
2 A complicated or confused situation.
Origin
Late
15th century: from Dutch moeras, alteration (by assimilation to moer
‘moor’) of Middle Dutch marasch, from Old French marais ‘marsh’, from
medieval Latin mariscus.
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Edward unwittingly stepped into the morass. He was quickly mired in the controversy though he had offered
absolutely no opinions. Social interactions can be just as messy as a physical swamp.
