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Meaning of labyrinth in English

labyrinth
noun [ C ]
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/ˈlæb.ə.rɪnθ/ uk
/ˈlæb.ə.rɪnθ/

labyrinth noun [C] (CONFUSING PATH/SITUATION)

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literary
a confusing set of connecting passages or paths in which it is easy to get lost:
Finally, through a labyrinth of corridors she found his office.
Synonym
maze (PLACE)
literary
something that is very confusing:
He was no stranger to the labyrinth of love.
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labyrinth noun [C] (STRUCTURE IN EAR)

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a structure in the inner ear containing the small organs responsible for hearing and balance:
Alcohol, drugs and age can all affect the balance mechanism in the inner ear known as the labyrinth.
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Substances & structures in the body
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(Definition of labyrinth from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

labyrinth | Intermediate English

labyrinth
noun [ C ]
us
/ˈlæb·ə·rɪnθ/
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a confusing set of connecting passages or paths in which it is easy to get lost
(Definition of labyrinth from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of labyrinth

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For many, walking the labyrinth is a religious experience.
From CNN
Supposedly the folded path pattern on the labyrinth mimics the pattern of our brains.
From CNN
Getting the balance right on a procedural death labyrinth can be a tricky thing.
From CNET
But the expressways had to be threaded through labyrinths of factories and bungalows.
From Chicago Tribune
It is as if you send two drunk people into a labyrinth, and they always leave through one door arm in arm.
From Phys.Org
But the labyrinth is also a metaphor for what is sacred in our lives.
From Huffington Post
The ark never left but was instead hidden away in this under ground labyrinth.
From ABC News
They journeyed deep into a labyrinth of flood tunnels that snake for more than 200 miles, up to 20 feet below the ritzy casinos.
From CBS News
The amendment makes its way silently through the legislative labyrinth to passage without benefit of a public hearing, witnesses or medical testimony.
From Huffington Post
For me, achieving clarity is the most important benefit of walking the labyrinth.
From CNN
On the one hand, it would have been difficult to justify that kind of reveal after all the inter-personal labyrinths these characters have been creating.
From A.V. Club
The fire spread throughout a labyrinth of coal mines beneath the town, essentially creating a giant underground inferno.
From Business Insider
How the rodent labyrinth fell out of favor.
From Slate Magazine
Surrounded by a labyrinth of flood-prone waterways, residents must always brace for the worst.
From Wired
The church has started a capital campaign to build a permanent labyrinth.
From The Seattle Times
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Translations of labyrinth

in Chinese (Traditional)
迷宮, 曲徑, 令人迷惑的東西，迷宮一樣的東西…
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in Chinese (Simplified)
迷宫, 曲径, 令人迷惑的东西，迷宫一样的东西…
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laberinto…
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labirinto…
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