maze
Meaning
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- A labyrinth; a puzzle consisting of a complicated network of paths or passages, the aim of which is to find one's way through. See one here.
- Something made up of many confused or conflicting elements; a tangle.
- Confusion of thought; state of bewilderment.
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈmeɪz/
Etymology
From Middle English mase, from an aphetic variant of 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.
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