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I would love to be a voice in this maelstrom of chaos and obsessive celebrity infatuation that says, 'Let's talk about something that matters'.
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Meaning of "maelstrom" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD MAELSTROM

From obsolete Dutch maelstroom, from malen to grind, whirl round + stroomstream.
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PRONUNCIATION OF MAELSTROM

maelstrom  [ˈmeɪlstrəʊm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MAELSTROM

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Maelstrom is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MAELSTROM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

maelstrom

Maelstrom

A maelstrom is a very powerful whirlpool; a large, swirling body of water. A free vortex, it has considerable downdraft. The power of tidal whirlpools tends to be exaggerated by laymen. There are few stories of large ships ever being sucked into a maelstrom, although smaller craft are in danger and tsunami or sinkhole-generated maelstroms may even threaten larger craft. Tales like those by Paul the Deacon, Edgar Allan Poe, and Jules Verne are entirely fictional. One of the earliest uses in English of the Scandinavian word was by Edgar Allan Poe in his story "A Descent into the Maelström". In turn, the Nordic word is derived from the Dutch maelstrom, modern spelling maalstroom, from malen and stroom, to form the meaning grinding current or literally "mill-stream", in the sense of milling grain.

Definition of maelstrom in the English dictionary

The definition of maelstrom in the dictionary is a large powerful whirlpool. Other definition of maelstrom is any turbulent confusion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MAELSTROM


aerodrome
ˈɛərəˌdrəʊm
airdrome
ˈɛəˌdrəʊm
biostrome
ˈbaɪəˌstrəʊm
brome
brəʊm
chrome
krəʊm
cosmodrome
ˈkɒzməˌdrəʊm
Crome
krəʊm
cytochrome
ˈsaɪtəʊˌkrəʊm
Frome
frəʊm
hippodrome
ˈhɪpəˌdrəʊm
Jerome
dʒəˈrəʊm
monochrome
ˈmɒnəˌkrəʊm
Nichrome
ˈnaɪkrəʊm
polychrome
ˈpɒlɪˌkrəʊm
roam
rəʊm
Rome
rəʊm
stroam
strəʊm
syndrome
ˈsɪndrəʊm
trichrome
ˈtraɪˌkrəʊm
velodrome
ˈviːləˌdrəʊm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MAELSTROM

maduro
madwoman
madwomen
madwort
madzoon
mae west
Maeander
Maebashi
Maecenas
maelid
maenad
maenadic
maenadically
maenadism
maestoso
maestri
Maestricht
maestro
maestro di cappella

WORDS THAT END LIKE MAELSTROM

angstrom
anywhere from
apart from
as from
aside from
carom
carrom
come from
far from
from
herefrom
keep from
other from
pogrom
prom
senior prom
suffer from
therefrom
where someone is coming from
wherefrom

Synonyms and antonyms of maelstrom in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «MAELSTROM»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «maelstrom» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of maelstrom

Translation of «maelstrom» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MAELSTROM

Find out the translation of maelstrom to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of maelstrom from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «maelstrom» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

漩涡
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

vorágine
570 millions of speakers

English

maelstrom
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

भंवर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الدوامة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

водоворот
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

turbilhão
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ব্যাপক ও ধ্বংস কর প্রভাব
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

maelstrom
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Maelstrom
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Sog
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

大渦巻き
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

소용돌이
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Maelstrom
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chô nước xoáy
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கடல் நீர் சுழி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

संहाराक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

girdap
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

vortice
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Maelstrom
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

вир
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

maelstrom
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

δίνη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

maalstroom
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

malström
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

malstrøm
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of maelstrom

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MAELSTROM»

The term «maelstrom» is quite widely used and occupies the 43.532 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MAELSTROM» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about maelstrom

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4 QUOTES WITH «MAELSTROM»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word maelstrom.
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John Keegan
I think that black Africa is extremely terrifying. Black Africa can become a maelstrom of warring tribes without the outside world needing to feel the need to do anything about it.
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Ellen McLaughlin
The more you head into the maelstrom, the more vulnerable you are, of course. But it's what you owe to whatever gift you have.
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Zachary Quinto
I would love to be a voice in this maelstrom of chaos and obsessive celebrity infatuation that says, 'Let's talk about something that matters'.
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Peer Steinbruck
If I had political responsibility, I would want to prepare for a plan B that would foresee that the European currency union, that the eurozone, no longer necessarily consists of 17 member states. And that means to make provisions so that other countries are not pulled into the maelstrom through contagion.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MAELSTROM»

Discover the use of maelstrom in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to maelstrom and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Maelstrom: Book Four of The Tapestry
In the Tapestry's fourth book, author-illustrator Henry H. Neff boldly raises the stakes in an epic tale of mankind's struggle to survive in a world now populated by demons and demigods and everything in between!
Henry H. Neff, 2012
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Maelstrom: Destroyermen
The alternate history saga of The Destroyermen continues.
Taylor Anderson, 2009
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Maelstrom
One thing is for sure: all hell is breaking loose. This dark, fast-paced, hard SF novel returns to the story begun in Starfish: all human life is threatened by a disease (actually a primeval form of life) from the distant prehuman past.
Peter Watts, 2009
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Maelstrom
In Powers That Be, Power Lines and Power Play Anne McCaffrey and Elizabeth Ann Scarborough told the story of a sentient planet, Petaybee.
Anne McCaffrey, Elizabeth Ann Scarborough, 2012
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William James: In the Maelstrom of American Modernism : a ...
Incorporating information from previously unpublished letters, family records, and journals, a definitive portrait of the influential philosopher, educator, and psychologist follows William James from his youth and his relationship with ...
Robert D. Richardson, 2007
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In a Maelstrom: The History of Russian-Jewish Prose (1860-1940)
Russian-Jewish literature is discussed in four periods.
Zsuzsa Hetényi, 2008
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Maelstrom
MAELSTROM An advanced weapon prototype is hijacked by an unidentified group of mercenaries and followed by a wave of massacres in the streets of America's cities.
Don Pendleton, 2014
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Kids Caught in the Psychiatric Maelstrom: How Pathological ...
This book offers a warning that American children are receiving increased chemical treatment from psychiatrists and provides a primer on how to improve the emotional health of kids without drugs.
Elizabeth E. Root, 2009
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Doom 3: Maelstrom
In the year 2145...after disobeying a direct order, former special ops Marine Lieutenant John Kane found himself stripped of his rank and reassigned to the "U.S. Space Marines" -- the private army of the Union Aerospace Corporation.
Matthew Costello, 2009
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Maelstrom
" And then the husband "And I asked her about the sand on her pillow and where she had been . And she told me Arue . the black sand beach, the night . and you." And then ... He was being sucked into the treacherous maelstrom of Avatoru.
Art Odell, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MAELSTROM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term maelstrom is used in the context of the following news items.
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Heroes Of The Storm - International Business Times
The "Heroes of the Storm" July North American final on Sunday night felt eerily similar to June, with Tempo Storm and Cloud9 Maelstrom going ... «International Business Times, Jul 15»
2
Gear up: tech's lazy summer gets wild next week | The Verge
Will that be enough to make OnePlus stand out in the maelstrom of news that week? Not if the next company has anything to say about it. «The Verge, Jul 15»
3
Trouble in Turkey: Monday's explosion is only one of its problems …
... backing since the first Gulf War in 1990, are, relatively speaking, the most organized military force in the Iraq-Syria maelstrom at the moment. «Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Jul 15»
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HBO to Premiere Miniseries SHOW ME A HERO, 8/16
Wasicsko and his young wife, Nay (Carla Quevedo, "Abril en Neuva York"), a city employee, are battered by the maelstrom that results, and ... «Broadway World, Jul 15»
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Peter Hill: BBC charter, Islamic State, Golf, NHS … - Daily Express
WATCHING the Open golf championship dissolve in a maelstrom of rain and wind I discovered another reason (on top of all the others) the ... «Express.co.uk, Jul 15»
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Protect Thy Neighbor: Fighting Against Marriage License Refusals …
Lang has brewed a maelstrom in Texas after refusing to grant licenses to a same-sex couple and posting the following statement on her ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
7
Far-Right Set to Gain from Finance Capital's War on Greece …
When the G-20 met in Pittsburgh in the depths of the financial maelstrom in November 2009, two measures were uppermost in the reform ... «teleSUR English, Jul 15»
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Comedian Jim Norton on political correctness and the easily offended
... the soon-to-be-host of "The Daily Show," faced a maelstrom of criticism over years-old tweets he'd made that some found to be offensive. «The Journal News | LoHud.com, Jul 15»
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In defense of Neville Chamberlain, hindsight's most battered …
... in the United States, which was even more aggressively trying to avoid Europe's simmering maelstrom than the British under Chamberlain. «Washington Post, Jul 15»
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A MONROVIAN IN MONTREAL - Sky Valley Chronicle
But somehow, now, 25 years on, the middle-east has become a maelstrom. I read the news from Iraq, from Afghanistan and from Yemen and I ... «Sky Valley Chronicle, Jul 15»

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