tempest

¹tem·pest

noun \ˈtem-pəst\

Definition of TEMPEST

1

: a violent storm

2

: tumult, uproar

Examples of TEMPEST

1. <the sudden summertime tempest drove us off the golf course and into the clubhouse>
2. <the town council handled the tempest over cuts to the school budget as well as could be expected>

Origin of TEMPEST

Middle English tempeste, from Anglo-French, from Vulgar Latin *tempesta, alteration of Latin tempestas season, weather, storm, from tempus time

First Known Use: 13th century

Related to TEMPEST

Synonyms: squall, storm

Related Words: blizzard, ice storm, snowstorm; cloudburst, hailstorm, rainsquall, rainstorm, thundershower, thunderstorm, weather, windstorm; northeaster (or nor'easter), norther, southeaster, southwester; cyclone, hurricane, typhoon; sandstorm

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