tempest

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noun

1. a violent commotion or disturbance (Freq. 1)
- the storms that had characterized their relationship had died away
- it was only a tempest in a teapot
• Syn:
storm
• Derivationally related forms:
tempestuous, stormy (for: storm), storm (for: storm)
• Hypernyms:
disturbance, disruption, commotion, flutter, hurly burly,
to-do, hoo-ha, hoo-hah, kerfuffle
2. (literary) a violent wind
- a tempest swept over the island
• Derivationally related forms:
tempestuous
• Topics:
literature
• Hypernyms:
windstorm