maze.
A labyrinth; a puzzle consisting of a complicated network of paths or passages, the aim of which is to find one's way through.
Meaning & usage
A labyrinth; a puzzle consisting of a complicated network of paths or passages, the aim of which is to find one's way through.
Something made up of many confused or conflicting elements; a tangle.
A confusion of thought; a state of bewilderment.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English mase, from 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.
To amaze, astonish, bewilder.
To daze or stupefy.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English mase, from 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.
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