[meyz] 
noun, verb, mazed, maz⋅ing.| 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. |
| 5. | Chiefly Dialect. to daze, perplex, or stupefy. |
[meyzd-lee, mey-zid-] , adverb 