Meaning & use

labyrinth

noun·Advanced

A complicated network of winding passages that is difficult to navigate; a maze.

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Tourists wandered for an hour through the palace's labyrinth of narrow corridors.

The ancient myth tells of a labyrinth built to contain a monstrous creature.

A note on using this word

Labyrinth often describes something figuratively confusing as well, such as 'a labyrinth of bureaucratic rules.'

Words with a similar meaning

mazewarren

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