swamp

nouns

low land that is seasonally flooded; has more woody plants than a marsh and better drainage than a bog

swamp, swampland

is derived from

a situation fraught with difficulties and imponderables

"he was trapped in a medical swamp"

swamp

is a type of (narrower)

a complex or critical or unusual difficulty

"the dangerous situation developed suddenly"; "that's quite a situation"; "no human situation is simple"

drench or submerge or be drenched or submerged

"The tsunami swamped every boat in the harbor"

drench, swamp

fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid

"the basement was inundated after the storm"; "The images flooded his mind"

deluge, flood, inundate, swamp