MAELSTROM

PART OF SPEECH: noun DEFINITION: a whirlpool of great size and violence; a situation resembling a whirlpool in violence and destruction SYNONYMS: vortex, chaos, turbulence, tumult SENTENCE: In the memoir, A Long Way Gone, Ishmael experiences a maelstrom during the war; it takes away his innocence and he must fight for his life. == -alex
 * MAELSTROM **