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View synonyms for maze
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)
, mazed, maz·ing.
- Chiefly Dialect. to daze, perplex, or stupefy.
maze
/ meɪz /
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
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Derived Forms
- ˈmazeˌlike, adjective
- ˈmazement, noun
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Other Words From
- mazed·ly [meyzd, -lee, mey, -zid-], adverb
- mazedness noun
- mazelike adjective
- inter·maze verb (used with object) intermazed intermazing
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of maze1
C13: see amaze
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