labyrinth — a complicated network of paths or passages; an intricate and confusing arrangement
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: a complicated network of paths or passages; an intricate and confusing arrangement
Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈlæbərɪnθ/
Example Sentences
- Shopping malls are like labyrinths designed to make you buy more stuff.
- The tax code is a labyrinth that even accountants fear to enter.
- She finally escaped the labyrinth of college bureaucracy.
labyrinth
NOUN[/ˈlæbərɪnθ/]
a complicated network of paths or passages; an intricate and confusing arrangement
Lost in a complex maze
Labor in the maze - lost worker digs labyrinth!
From the ninth floor, he studies the labyrinth.
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🌳Etymology
Origin
From Greek 'labyrinthos', possibly derived from Lydian language or related to the palace of Knossos on Crete. The term originally referred to the legendary maze built to contain the Minotaur in Greek mythology.
Breakdown
labyrinth (from Greek labyrinthos) - cannot be further broken down into productive English morphemes; used as a direct loanword from Ancient Greek
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📝Examples
“Shopping malls are like labyrinths designed to make you buy more stuff.”
“The tax code is a labyrinth that even accountants fear to enter.”
“She finally escaped the labyrinth of college bureaucracy.”
“My mind became a labyrinth of confused thoughts during the exam.”
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