maze

Meaning

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. See one here.
2. Something made up of many confused or conflicting elements; a tangle.
3. Confusion of thought; state of bewilderment.

Verb

1. To amaze, astonish, bewilder.
2. To daze or stupefy.

Synonyms

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

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.