morass
noun [C usually singular] (COMPLICATED SITUATION) /məˈræs/Definition
› something that is extremely complicated and difficult to deal with and makes any progress almost impossible: The morass of rules and regulations is delaying the start of the project.Difficult situations and unpleasant experiencesAccidents and disasters
(Definition of morass noun (COMPLICATED SITUATION) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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