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noun
- 1. a powerful whirlpool in the sea or a river. Similar
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Maelstrom is a noun that means a situation of great confusion, violence, and destruction, or an area of water with a strong circular movement. Learn more about its usage, synonyms, and translations from Cambridge Dictionary.
A maelstrom is a powerful often violent whirlpool or a situation of great confusion. Learn the origin, synonyms, examples, and word history of this word from the Merriam-Webster dictionary.
Maelstrom is a noun that means a situation of great confusion, violence, and destruction, or an area of water with a strong circular movement. Learn how to use it in sentences, see synonyms and antonyms, and find translations in different languages.
noun. a large, powerful, or violent whirlpool. a restless, disordered, or tumultuous state of affairs: the maelstrom of early morning traffic. Synonyms: bedlam, pandemonium, tumult. (initial capital letter) a famous hazardous whirlpool off the NW coast of Norway. maelstrom. 1. / ˈmeɪlstrəʊm / noun. a large powerful whirlpool.
A maelstrom is a powerful whirlpool. A luckless ship might go down in one, and conflicting ocean currents might cause one. These days, you're more likely to hear maelstrom used metaphorically to describe disasters where many competing forces are at play.
Maelstrom means a very confused or violent situation, or a large powerful whirlpool. Learn the word origin, pronunciation, and usage of maelstrom with Collins English Dictionary.
Maelstrom is a literary term for a situation full of strong emotions or confusing events, that is hard to control and makes you feel frightened. It can also mean a very strong current of water that moves in circles, like a whirlpool.
