labyrinth
noun
[ ˈlab(ə)rɪnθ ]
• a complicated irregular network of passages or paths in which it is difficult to find one's way; a maze.
• "you lose yourself in a labyrinth of little streets"
• a complex structure in the inner ear which contains the organs of hearing and balance. It consists of bony cavities (the bony labyrinth ) filled with fluid and lined with sensitive membranes (the membranous labyrinth ).
Origin:
late Middle English (referring to the maze constructed by Daedalus to house the Minotaur): from French labyrinthe or Latin labyrinthus, from Greek laburinthos .
