Sturm und Drang

Sturm und Drang

noun
\ˌshtu̇rm-u̇nt-ˈdräŋ, ˌstu̇rm-, -ənt-\

Definition of STURM UND DRANG

1

: a late 18th century German literary movement characterized by works containing rousing action and high emotionalism that often deal with the individual's revolt against society

2

: turmoil

Examples of STURM UND DRANG

1. <in a year filled with corporate Sturm und Drang, the company was headed by no fewer than three different CEOs>

Origin of STURM UND DRANG

German, literally, storm and stress, from Sturm und Drang (1776), drama by Friedrich von Klinger †1831 German novelist and dramatist

First Known Use: 1845

Related to STURM UND DRANG

Synonyms: disquiet, ferment, fermentation, restiveness, restlessness, unrest, turmoil, uneasiness, unquietness

Antonyms: calm, ease, peace, peacefulness, quiet, tranquillity (or tranquility)

Related Words: fidgets; agitation, commotion, confusion, excitement, hubbub, moil, stir, storm, trouble, tumult, tumultuousness, turbulence, upheaval, uproar, unsettlement; disruption, perturbation; agitation, anxiety, disquietude, inquietude, queasiness, tension, unease; anarchy, chaos, disorder, welter

Near Antonyms: order, orderliness

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Rhymes with STURM UND DRANG

billabong, Chittagong, Liaoyang, Semarang, scuppernong, Vietcong, Wollongong