Maelstrom

This was another word that was pasted earlier, and again, it probably would be helpful to have a better paste with definition of the word included:

noun
a powerful whirlpool in the sea or a river.
synonyms:	whirlpool, vortex, eddy, swirl; literaryCharybdis
"a maelstrom in the sea"

a situation or state of confused movement or violent turmoil.
"the train station was a maelstrom of crowds"
synonyms:	turbulence, tumult, turmoil, disorder, disarray, chaos, confusion, upheaval, pandemonium, bedlam, whirlwind
"the maelstrom of war"

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