Murk

Pronunciation: /ˈmɜːrk/

Murk (noun)

  1. A state of darkness or thick fog that makes it hard to see.
  2. A situation that is confusing or not clear.

Examples

  • The murk of the forest made it hard to see.
  • Fog added to the murk of the early morning.

Common collocations: thick murk, dispel the murk, shrouded in murk, political murk, emerge from murk