1. a mass of whirling fluid or air, especially a whirlpool or whirlwind
2. a situation or state of affairs that resembles a whirlpool in its rush, absorbing effect, or chaotic nature
Usage: figurative

Examples

• The boat was caught in a dangerous vortex near the dam.
• Water swirled down the drain in a small vortex.
• The tornado created a powerful vortex of wind and debris.
• She felt trapped in a vortex of conflicting emotions.
• The company was pulled into a vortex of financial problems.
• Scientists studied the vortex patterns in the hurricane.
• The political scandal became a vortex that consumed his career.