Tempest Definition
tĕmpĭst
tempests
noun
tempests
A violent storm with high winds, esp. one accompanied by rain, hail, or snow.
Webster's New World
A violent outburst; tumult.
Webster's New World
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verb
tempests
To agitate violently.
Webster's New World
To cause a tempest around or in.
American Heritage
(intransitive, rare) To storm.
Wiktionary
(chiefly poetic) To disturb, as by a tempest.
Wiktionary
idiom
tempest in a teacup
- A great disturbance or uproar over a matter of little or no importance.
American Heritage
tempest in a teapot
- a great commotion over a small problem
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Tempest
Noun
Singular:
tempest
Plural:
tempestsIdioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Tempest
- tempest in a teacup
- tempest in a teapot
Origin of Tempest
Middle English from Old French tempeste from Vulgar Latin tempesta variant of Latin tempestās from tempus time
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Old French tempeste (French: tempête), from Latin tempestas, storm, from tempus, time, weather
From Wiktionary
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