morass

1. N-COUNT If you describe an unpleasant or confused situation as a morass, you mean that it seems impossible to escape from or resolve, because it has become so serious or so complicated. 困境; 一团乱麻[usu sing, with supp, oft N 'of' n]

I tried to drag myself out of the morass of despair. 我试图把自己从绝望的困境中拉出来。

...the economic morass. ...经济混乱。