Word:
Labyrinth
Status:
Noun
Meaning:
A place that has many confusing paths and passages, or something that is extremely complicated or difficult to understand.
Sentences:
1) The cockpit was a labyrinth of instruments and tools.
2) We often find ourselves within a labyrinth of social customs and rules.
Origin:
Middle English laborintus, from Latin labyrinthus, from Greek labyrinthos.
First use:
14th century
Synonyms:
maze, rabbit warren, warren
Antonyms:
arrangement, explicate, straight path
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