labyrinth

LAB-uh-rinth

meaning in plain English

A place with lots of twisting paths that make it hard to find your way out.

Imagine a giant corn maze at night— that's a labyrinth, twists everywhere you turn.

for example

The old garden was a real labyrinth, and I got lost three times before I found the exit.

Imagine walking through a hedge maze where every turn looks the same—you keep going in circles without realizing it. That’s a labyrinth: a tangle of paths that tricks your brain into forgetting where you started.