Meaning

3 senses
  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.

    Irrgarten

    лабири́нтlabirínt

    лабіри́нтlabirýnt

  2. Something made up of many confused or conflicting elements; a tangle.

  3. (archaic)A confusion of thought; a state of bewilderment.

More definitions
  • complex system of paths or tunnels in which it is easy to get lost
  • something jumbled or confused

Examples

37 sentences
  1. I got lost in the maze.

    Я загубився у лабіринті.

    ruЯ заблудился в лабиринте.

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  2. This maze is very hard to get out of.

    ruИз этого лабиринта очень сложно выбраться.

    deEs ist schwierig, aus diesem Irrgarten herauszukommen.

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  3. I finally found my way out of the confusing maze.

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  4. The boy could not find his way out of the maze.

    deDer Junge konnte nicht aus dem Irrgarten herausfinden.

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  5. No matter how hard he tried, he could not get out of the maze.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
puzzle to get through:
Русский
By meaning 1
puzzle to get through:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
puzzle to get through:

Origin

From Middle English mase, from Middle English masen (“to perplex, bewilder”); or perhaps f

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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