maze

maze · noun, verb

imported

Definitions

noun, verb

  1. 1.

    A complex network of paths or passages designed to confuse anyone trying to find their way through.

  2. 2.

    (Archaic or literary) To bewilder or confuse.

  3. 3.

    A confusing or complex arrangement, situation, or mass of things.

Forms

plural: mazes

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    a maze of — a confusing abundance or arrangement of something
  • •
    maze runner — a person who navigates through mazes

Related words

Antonyms: direct route, straight path
See also: confuse, labyrinth, puzzle
Synonyms: labyrinth, network, tangle, web

Etymology

From Middle English mase ("confusion, delusion"), possibly related to Old English mase or Scandinavian origins meaning "to confuse."