maze
Pronunciation: (māz), [key]
— n., v., mazed, maz•ing.
—n.
- a confusing network of intercommunicating paths or passages; labyrinth.
- any complex system or arrangement that causes bewilderment, confusion, or perplexity: Her petition was lost in a maze of bureaucratic red tape.
- a state of bewilderment or confusion.
- a winding movement, as in dancing.
—v.t.
- to daze, perplex, or stupefy.
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