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maze
[ meyz ]
noun
- a confusing network of intercommunicating paths or passages; labyrinth.
- any complex system or arrangement that causes bewilderment, confusion, or perplexity:
Her petition was lost in a maze of bureaucratic red tape.
- a state of bewilderment or confusion.
- a winding movement, as in dancing.
verb (used with object)
- Chiefly Dialect. to daze, perplex, or stupefy.
maze
/ ɪ /
noun
- a complex network of paths or passages, esp one with high hedges in a garden, designed to puzzle those walking through it Compare labyrinth
- a similar system represented diagrammatically as a pattern of lines
- any confusing network of streets, pathways, etc
a maze of paths
- a state of confusion
verb
- an archaic or dialect word for amaze
Derived Forms
- ˈˌ, adjective
- ˈԳ, noun
Other Word Forms
- · [meyzd, -lee, mey, -zid-], adverb
- n noun
- l adjective
- t· verb (used with object) intermazed intermazing
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of maze1
Example Sentences
They have to die and die again, searching for a way out of this temporal maze.
Businesses in India face a maze of regulations, but using criminal law as the default for non-compliance is excessive, disproportionate and often counter-productive, experts say.
By contrast, a Halloween maze lasts just a couple minutes and features recorded dialogue.
The Last Bookstore has an enthralling, picturesque maze of used and new books, and Chevalier’s is a cozy, intimate bookshop with stores and cafes nearby.
Paradise, a town built on volcanic ridges with a maze of dead-end roads offering few ways in and out, was particularly difficult to evacuate.
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