English Explanatory Dictionary

maze

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A labyrinth; a puzzle consisting of a complicated network of paths or passages, the aim of which is to find one's way through.
  2. Something made up of many confused or conflicting elements; a tangle.
  3. Confusion of thought; state of bewilderment.
verb
  1. To amaze, astonish, bewilder.
  2. To daze or stupefy.
name
  1. A surname.
  2. A former prison in Northern Ireland; in full, HM Prison Maze.
  3. A townland in County Down, Northern Ireland, the site of the former prison (Irish grid ref J 2261).
  4. An unincorporated community in Delaware Township, Juniata County, Pennsylvania, United States.

Pronunciation

māz /ˈmeɪz/ en-us-maize.ogg

Word forms

maze mazes mazing mazed

Etymology

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.

Synonyms

perplexity uncertainty

Derived words

amazement amazing bead maze bemaze Cincinnati water maze extramaze hedge maze intermaze intramaze island maze logic maze mazal mazed mazeful mazelike mazement mazework mazey mazy mizmaze Morris water maze radiation maze submaze T-maze tube maze turf maze water maze watermaze Y-maze

Translations

Bulgarian: обърквам Bulgarian: озадачавам Catalan: desconcertar Galician: aturullar Galician: estampinar Galician: atoutar Spanish: desconcertar
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