Word of the day - MAELSTROM

The word today is Maelstrom

Maelstrom is a noun and means the following:

- A situation of great turbulence, confusion, destruction or upheaval

- A violent and powerfully destructive whirlpool of water

Original 1919  illustration by Harry Clarke

Maelstrom is originally a Dutch word, first recorded in 1588

Maelstrom morphed from "grinding stream", its original meaning

From a raging whirlpool, Maelstrom has become more nuanced 

In modern parlance a Maelstrom is not good to be in, or near

A maelstrom is an uncontrollable and chaotic situation to avoid

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