Meaning of the word maelstrom in English
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maelstrom
US /ˈmeɪl.strəm/
UK /ˈmeɪl.strəm/
Noun
1.
a situation in which there is great confusion, violence, and destruction:
Example:
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The country is gradually being sucked into the maelstrom of civil war.
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