maze

Significat (Anglès)

Noun

1. A labyrinth; a puzzle consisting of a complicated network of paths or passages, the aim of which is to find one's way through.
2. Something made up of many confused or conflicting elements; a tangle.
3. (archaic) Confusion of thought; state of bewilderment.

Verb

1. (archaic, transitive) To amaze, astonish, bewilder.
2. (archaic, transitive) To daze or stupefy.

Conceptes

laberint

dèdal

complicació

desconcertar

tripijoc

embolic

Sinònims

labyrinth

tangle

confusion

snarl

coil

confuse

deception

hank

intricacy

jumble

lea

meander

mishmash

muddle

mystery

perplex

perturbation

potpourri

puzzle

skein

trick

uncertainty

vestibule

warren

winding path

tortuous path

bewilder

knot garden

blind alley

cavern

chaos

Traduccions

labirinto

labyrinthe

Labyrinth

laberinto

Irrgarten

dédale

λαβύρινθος

doolhof

labirinto

labirent

labyrinthus

dedalo

labyrint

laberint

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈmeɪz/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Heretat de anglès mitjà: mase

Heretat de anglès antic: *mæs

Cognat amb anglès antic: āmasian

Cognat amb islandès: masa

In summary

From Middle English mase, from Middle English masen (“to perplex, bewilder”); or perhaps from Old English *mæs (“delusion, bewilderment”); akin to Old English āmasian (“to perplex, confound”), Icelandic masa (“to chatter”). More at amaze.