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Daze vs Maze - What's the difference?

daze | maze |

As nouns the difference between daze and maze

is that daze is the state of being dazed while maze is a labyrinth; a puzzle consisting of a complicated network of paths or passages, the aim of which is to find one's way.

As verbs the difference between daze and maze

is that daze is to stupefy with excess of light; with a blow, with cold, or with fear; to confuse; to benumb while maze is to amaze, astonish, bewilder.

daze

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The state of being dazed;
    • He was in a daze.
  • (mining) A glittering stone.

    • Verb

    (daz)
  • To stupefy with excess of light; with a blow, with cold, or with fear; to confuse; to benumb.

    • Anagrams

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    maze

    English

    (wikipedia maze)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A labyrinth; a puzzle consisting of a complicated network of paths or passages, the aim of which is to find one's way.
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2012 , date=May 30 , author=Hayley Spurway , title=Top 10 family days out in south Devon , work=the Guardian citation , page= , passage=There's plenty for toddlers too: experience the Wild West in Bear City, play with sand diggers, splash in the paddling pool and discover meerkats, reptiles and alpacas in the Zoo-Farm. Rain doesn't stop play, just head for the indoor fun factory with a rocking and rolling tugboat, mirror maze , ferris wheel and soft play. }}
  • Something made up of many confused or conflicting elements; a tangle.
  • * {{quote-book, year=1907, author=
    • , title=The Dust of Conflict , chapter=1 citation , passage=A beech wood with silver firs in it rolled down the face of the hill, and the maze of leafless twigs and dusky spires cut sharp against the soft blueness of the evening sky.}}
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  • Confusion of thought; perplexity; uncertainty; state of bewilderment.
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    • Derived terms

    (terms derived from maze) * logic maze * mazed * mazelike * mazey * mazy * mizmaze * Morris water maze * radiation maze * turf maze

    Verb

    (maz)
  • to amaze, astonish, bewilder
    • (South)
  • to daze, stupefy, or confuse