maze

¹maze

verb \ˈmāz\

mazedmaz·ing

Definition of MAZE

transitive verb

1

chiefly dialect : stupefy, daze

2

: bewilder, perplex

Examples of MAZE

1. <I'm completely mazed by the multitude of plans for health insurance.>

Origin of MAZE

Middle English

First Known Use: 13th century

Related to MAZE

Synonyms: addle, baffle, bamboozle, beat, befog, befuddle, bemuse, bewilder, buffalo, confound, discombobulate, disorient, flummox, fox, fuddle, get, gravel, confuse, muddle, muddy, mystify, perplex, pose, puzzle, vex

Related Words: stick, stump, weird out; abash, discomfit, disconcert, discountenance, embarrass, faze, fluster, mortify, nonplus, rattle; agitate, bother, chagrin, discomfort, discompose, dismay, disquiet, distress, disturb, perturb, stun, unhinge, unsettle, upset; beguile, cozen, deceive, delude, dupe, fool, gull, hoax, hoodwink, humbug, misguide, mislead, snow, string along, take in, trick

Near Antonyms: assure, reassure, satisfy; enlighten, inform

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Rhymes with MAZE

baize, blaze, braise, braze, chaise, craze, days, daze, faze, fraise, gaze, glaze, graze, Hays, haze, lase, laze, maize, Mays, phase, phrase, praise, raise, raze, vase, ways