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[meyz]
noun, verb, mazed, maz⋅ing.–noun
| 1. | a confusing network of intercommunicating paths or passages; labyrinth. |
| 2. | any complex system or arrangement that causes bewilderment, confusion, or perplexity: Her petition was lost in a maze of bureaucratic red tape. |
| 3. | a state of bewilderment or confusion. |
| 4. | a winding movement, as in dancing. |
–verb (used with object)
| 5. | Chiefly Dialect. to daze, perplex, or stupefy. |
Related forms:
mazedness, noun
mazelike, adjective
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maze (māz) n.
[Middle English mase, confusion, maze, from masen, to confuse, daze, from Old English āmasian, to confound; see amaze.] |
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Maze
Maze\, n. [OE. mase; cf. OE. masen to confuse, puzzle, Norweg. masast to fall into a slumber, masa to be continually busy, prate, chatter, Icel. masa to chatter, dial. Sw. masa to bask, be slow, work slowly and lazily, mas slow, lazy.]1. A wild fancy; a confused notion. [Obs.] --Chaucer. 2. Confusion of thought; perplexity; uncertainty; state of bewilderment. 3. A confusing and baffling network, as of paths or passages; an intricacy; a labyrinth. "Quaint mazes on the wanton green." --Shak. Or down the tempting maze of Shawford brook. --Wordaworth. The ways of Heaven are dark and intricate, Puzzled with mazes, and perplexed with error. --Addison. Syn: Labyrinth; intricacy. See Labyrinth.Maze
Maze\, v. i. To be bewildered. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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Language Translation for : maze
Spanish:
laberinto,
German:
der Irrgarten,
Japanese:
迷路
maze (n.)
1297, "delusion, bewilderment," possibly from O.E. *mæs, which is suggested by the compound amasod "amazed" (see amaze). Perhaps related to Norw. dial. mas "exhausting labor." Meaning "labyrinth" first recorded c.1385.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: maze
Pronunciation: 'mAz
Function: noun
: a path complicated by at least one blind alley and used in learning experiments and in intelligencetests
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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