different between contortion vs maze

English

Etymology

From Middle French contortion.

Noun

contortion (countable and uncountable, plural contortions)

1. The act of contorting, twisting or deforming something, especially oneself.
2. A form of acrobatic display which involves the dramatic bending and flexing of the human body.

Derived terms

• contortionist

Translations

English

Etymology

From Middle English mase, from an aphetic variant of Middle English masen (“to perplex, bewilder”); or perhaps from Old English *mæs (“delusion, bewilderment”); akin to Old English ?masian (“to perplex, confound”), Icelandic masa (“to chatter”). More at amaze.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?me?z/
• Rhymes: -e?z
• Homophones: maise, maize

Noun

maze (plural mazes)

1. A labyrinth; a puzzle consisting of a complicated network of paths or passages, the aim of which is to find one's way through.
2. Something made up of many confused or conflicting elements; a tangle.
3. Confusion of thought; state of bewilderment.

   Synonyms: perplexity, uncertainty

Derived terms

Translations

Verb

maze (third-person singular simple present mazes, present participle mazing, simple past and past participle mazed)

1. to amaze, astonish, bewilder

   • they so mazed and even stupified his Conscience

2. to daze, stupefy, or confuse

Translations

Anagrams

• Maez, Meza

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?maz?]

Noun

maze

1. vocative singular of maz

Middle English

Etymology 1

From masen.

Noun

maze

1. Alternative form of mase

Etymology 2

Probably from amased.

Verb

maze

1. Alternative form of masen