labyrinth
noun/ˈlæbərɪnθ/
/ˈlæbərɪnθ/
(formal)- a complicated series of paths, which it is difficult to find your way through
- We lost our way in the labyrinth of streets.
- (figurative) a labyrinth of rules and regulations
Word Originlate Middle English (referring to the maze constructed by Daedalus (a craftsman and father of Icarus) to house the Minotaur in Greek mythology): from French labyrinthe or Latin labyrinthus, from Greek laburinthos.
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