mo·rass 
/məˈræs/ noun
plural mo·rass·es /məˈræs/ noun [count] : an area of soft, wet ground : a marsh or swamp — usually singular ▪ a morass of muck — usually used figuratively to refer to a complicated or unpleasant situation that is difficult to get out of or to move through ▪ a legal morass ▪ trying to find our way through a morass of city traffic
