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maze

[ meyz ]

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)

mazed, mazing.
  1. Chiefly Dialect. to daze, perplex, or stupefy.

maze

/ ³¾±ðɪ³ú /

noun

  1. a complex network of paths or passages, esp one with high hedges in a garden, designed to puzzle those walking through it Compare labyrinth
  2. a similar system represented diagrammatically as a pattern of lines
  3. any confusing network of streets, pathways, etc

    a maze of paths

  4. a state of confusion
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. an archaic or dialect word for amaze
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ³¾²¹³ú±ðËŒ±ô¾±°ì±ð, adjective
  • ˈ³¾²¹³ú±ð³¾±ð²Ô³Ù, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlogs From

  • ³¾²¹³ú±ð»å·±ô²â [meyzd, -lee, mey, -zid-], adverb
  • ³¾²¹³ú±ð»ån±ð²õ²õ noun
  • ³¾²¹³ú±ðl¾±°ì±ð adjective
  • ¾±²Ôt±ð°ù·³¾²¹³ú±ð verb (used with object) intermazed intermazing
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of maze1

1250–1300; Middle English mase, noun use of aphetic variant of amasen to amaze
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of maze1

C13: see amaze
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Example Sentences

Paradise, a town built on volcanic ridges with a maze of dead-end roads offering few ways in and out, was particularly difficult to evacuate.

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But let’s put a pin in all that for now to brave the forest maze that is “Severance†creator Dan Erickson’s thought process.

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Have you ever tried to cancel a subscription, only to find yourself lost in a confusing maze of steps?

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A Korean-born reporter’s embrace of an egalitarian English pronoun freed her from the linguistic maze in her native language.

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They’re navigating the maze of paperwork required by the Federal Emergency Management Agency and insurance companies.

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