tempest
7
7.4
- noun
- /ˈtɛmpɪst/
:
tumulto
- This is a tempest in a teacup.
Send these the homeless Tempest tossed to me.
- Send these the homeless Tempest tossed to me.
- Be right ready to bar forth a fulsome Tempest, a foul and steaming scaredy slug.
Examples
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The short-lived 'controversy' between Hitchcock and Murchison, in retrospect, was little more than a 'tempest in a teapot.'
Academic text (2018) -
For the tempest is not just what brings us to the island.
Fiction book (2000) -
No, I leave the tempest of love to you.
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Happy, you know very well my organization is entering a tempest.
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Was not the love that we found worth the tempest that it brewed?
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As far as I'm concerned, the whole matter is a tempest in a teapot.
Blog text (3) -
Eventually, her tempest of misery began to die down to individual sobs and sniffs.
Fiction book (1990) -
Long-standing complaints of racism have led the county into a tempest of lawsuits.
Academic text (1996) -
The political scandal created a tempest that shook the entire country.
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After the unexpected news, a tempest of emotions swept through the crowd.
Synonyms
180
3.7
A strong public reaction of anger or protest
138
4.8
A time of great confusion and disorder
73
4.1
A noisy situation when people are excited or confused
51
6.9
A sudden big change that causes confusion and problems
18
7.7
A time of strong political or social disorder
12
7.7
A noisy, confused situation with a crowd behaving badly
1
9.6
A noisy, confused situation with many people and activity
A sudden violent crowd event that causes confusion and danger
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
How Turbulent
51
6.9
138
4.8
7
7.4
47
3.9
73
4.1
- Specialized
80
4.1
Surface Forms
Etymology
Tempest also came to mean a violent disturbance because the Latin tempestas could mean a 'storm' or a bad 'time'. Think of a 'storm' of feelings or trouble — that's why tempest can mean a big commotion or upheaval.