vortex
[noun]
Synonyms: whirlpool, eddy, maelstrom

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Related Words: spiral, spout

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vor‧tex /ˈvɔːteks $ ˈvɔːr-/ noun (plural vortices /-təsiːz, -tɪsiːz/ or vortexes) [countable]
[Date: 1600-1700; Language: Modern Latin; Origin: Latin vertex, vortex; ⇒ vertex]

1. a mass of wind or water that spins quickly and pulls things into its centre

2. [usually singular] written a situation that has a powerful effect on people’s lives and that influences their behaviour, even if they do not want it to
vortex of
the vortex of emotions surrounding the case

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