Definition of maze - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
1.
labyrinthcomplex network of paths designed to confuse
- The garden had a beautiful maze.
2.
complexitysomething confusingly intricate
- The new tax regulations are a maze of rules and exceptions.
Verb
1.
navigateintr. Rare move through a complex network of pathsintr. Rare
- She managed to maze through the crowded streets.
2.
confusetr. Rare cause someone to feel confusedtr. Rare
- The magician's tricks mazed the audience.
3.
pathstr. Rare create a complex network of pathstr. Rare
- The gardener mazed the hedges for the new attraction.
Images of maze
complex network of paths designed to confuse 
something confusingly intricate
Expressions with maze
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confusing and complicated procedures
The company's bureaucratic maze frustrated new employees.
complex situation causing uncertainty
The sudden changes created a maze of confusion for the employees.
complex set of confusing regulations or guidelines
Navigating the maze of rules in the new policy was exhausting.
Origin of maze
Middle English, mase (confusion)
Terms with maze included in their meaning
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maze
complex network of paths or passages
maze-like
physically resembling a maze or labyrinth
maze solving
method of taking right turns to solve mazes
navigation
yarn or thread used to guide through a maze
psychology
compartment in a maze for animals in experiments
maze like
mazelike, having long corridors and passageways
like a maze
resembling or having confusingly intricate paths
structure
having a complex structure like a maze
Examples of maze in a sentence
He solved the maze puzzle in record time. Navigating the legal system can be a maze. The old mansion was a maze of dark hallways. They had to maze through the bureaucratic procedures. He tried to maze his way out of the forest. The complex puzzle mazed the young children.
His unexpected question mazed everyone in the room. The artist mazed the lines to create an intricate design. They mazed the paths in the cornfield for the festival.
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- French:labyrinthe, naviguer, ...
- German:Labyrinth, schlängeln, ...
- Italian:labirinto, districarsi, ...
- Spanish:laberinto, abrirse paso, ...
- Portuguese:labirinto, navegar, ...
- Chinese:迷宫, 穿行, ...
- Japanese:迷路, 通り抜ける, ...
- Arabic:مَتَاهَة, شَقَّ طَرِيقَه, ...
- Hebrew:מָבוֹךְ, לְנַוֵּט דֶּרֶךְ, ...
- Russian:лабиринт, пробраться, ...
- Ukrainian:лабіринт, орієнтуватися, ...
- Hindi:भूलभुलैया, रास्ता निकालना, ...
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