maelstrom ˈmeɪlstrəm/ noun: maelstrom; plural noun: maelstroms a powerful whirlpool in the sea or a river. synonyms: whirlpool, vortex, eddy, swirl; literaryCharybdis “we headed south, with one eye on the maelstrom to starboard” a situation or state of confused movement or violent turmoil. “the train station was a maelstrom of crowds” synonyms: turbulence, tumult, turmoil, uproar, commotion, disorder, jumble, disarray, chaos, confusion, upheaval, seething mass, welter, pandemonium, bedlam, whirlwind, swirl “they were caught up in the maelstrom of war” Origin late 17th century: from early modern Dutch (denoting a mythical…
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