Charybdis
[kə'ribdis]
Definition
(noun.) (Greek mythology) a ship-devouring whirlpool lying on the other side of a narrow strait from Scylla.
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Definition
(n.) A dangerous whirlpool on the coast of Sicily opposite Scylla on the Italian coast. It is personified as a female monster. See Scylla.
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Definition
n. a dangerous whirlpool between Italy and Sicily and opposite to Scylla the two together providing a proverbial alternative of ruin hardly to be escaped.
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Examples
- A great party of us were on deck smoking and making a noise, and waiting to see famous Scylla and Charybdis. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- Nobody supposed he cared anything about an old fable like that of Scylla and Charybdis. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- He was in the Charybdis of passion, and must perforce circle and circle ever nearer round the fatal centre. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
- Why it's Scylla and Charybdis. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
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