maze

(Anglais)

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.

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈmeɪz/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: mase

Hérité de ancien anglais: *mæs

Appartenant à ancien anglais: āmasian

Appartenant à islandais: 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.

Concepts

labyrinthe

dédale

embrouille

fouillis

impasse

mystère

Synonymes

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

Traductions

labirinto

laberinto

Labyrinth

Irrgarten

λαβύρινθος

doolhof

labirinto

labirent

laberint

labirynt

labyrinthus

dedalo

labyrint

dèdal

laberint