Sargasso is a noun that refers to ‘a messy situation.’

Our word of the day is a word of Portuguese descent whose precise origin isn’t clear to us. When used literally it refers a weed. But in a more figurative sense it means any kind of messy situation.

Michelle’s attempt to teach English in Japan without knowing how to speak Japanese started out well, but it soon became a sargasso. The language barrier made for a very messy situation.