tempest
tempest definition
tem·pest (tem′pist)
noun
- a violent storm with high winds, esp. one accompanied by rain, hail, or snow
- a violent outburst; tumult
Etymology: ME < OFr tempeste < VL *tempesta, for L tempestas, portion of time, weather, a calamity, storm, tempest < tempus, time: see temper
transitive verb
Old Poet. to agitate violently
tempest Idioms
tempest in a teapot
☆ a great commotion over a small problem
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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