labyrinth
/labb rinth/ • noun 1 a complicated irregular network of passages or paths. 2 an intricate and confusing arrangement. 3 a complex fluid-filled bony structure in the inner ear which contains the organs of hearing and balance. — DERIVATIVES labyrinthine adjective. — ORIGIN Greek laburinthos, referring to the maze constructed by Daedalus in Greek mythology to house the Minotaur.
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