maze

Definition of maze in English English dictionary: to daze, stupefy, or confuse someone; A labyrinth; a puzzle consisting of a complicated network of paths or passages, the aim of which is to find one's way; to amaze, astonish, bewilder; Any confusing multi-part system; A wild fancy; a confused notion; Confusion of thought; perplexity; uncertainty; state of bewilderment; a labyrinth; A maze is a complex system of passages or paths between walls or hedges and is designed to confuse people who try to find their way through it, often as a form of amusement. The palace has extensive gardens, a maze, and tennis courts; complex system of paths or tunnels in which it is easy to get lost; To perplex greatly; to bewilder; to astonish and confuse; to amaze; To be bewildered; A confusing and baffling network, as of paths or passages; an intricacy; a labyrinth; something jumbled or confused; "a tangle of government regulations"; {n} a labyrinth, confusion, astonishment; A maze of streets, rooms, or tunnels is a large number of them that are connected in a complicated way, so that it is difficult to find your way through them. The children lead me through the maze of alleys to the edge of the city. = labyrinth; You can refer to a set of ideas, topics, or rules as a maze when a large number of them are related to each other in a complicated way that makes them difficult to understand. The book tries to steer you through the maze of alternative therapies; {f} baffle, amaze, strike with wonder; {i} labyrinth, confusing network of passages; complex arrangement of paths designed as a puzzle for those who try to penetrate, similar type of puzzle on paper; confusion, bewilderment
Maze Prison: the Maze Prison the Maze a prison in Northern Ireland where many prisoners, both Protestant and Roman Catholic, are kept
mazelike: Like a maze; labyrinthine
a maze: labyrinth
bureaucratic maze: red tape, labyrinth of administrative procedures
mazes: plural of maze

maze

Turkish pronunciation

meyz

Synonyms

bewilderment, convolution, entanglement, hodgepodge, imbroglio, intricacy, jungle, knot, meander, meandering, mesh, miscellany, morass, muddle, network

Pronunciation

/ˈmāz/ /ˈmeɪz/

Etymology

[ 'mAz ] (transitive verb.) 13th century. 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. A maze in a garden. The objective is to find one's way to the center, by walking along the white paths|thumb