stormtossed soul
- noun
- Literature
- She felt like a stormtossed soul after the breakup.
Examples
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After months of uncertainty, she felt like a stormtossed soul searching for hope.
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He had the look of a stormtossed soul who had weathered many hardships.
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The novel's protagonist is a stormtossed soul grappling with his past mistakes.
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Many stormtossed souls wander the streets at night.
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After months of uncertainty, she felt like a stormtossed soul searching for hope.
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He had the look of a stormtossed soul who had weathered many hardships.
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The novel's protagonist is a stormtossed soul grappling with his past mistakes.
Antonyms
How Distressed
45
4.8
- Literature
253
3.5
92
3.2
1
2.7
Surface Forms
Morphology
stormtossed + soul
The phrase composes a transparent image from 'storm' + 'tossed' applied to 'soul'—a soul being 'tossed by a storm' clearly evokes emotional upheaval. However, this is a metaphorical extension rather than a literal description, so while a learner who knows the parts can infer the general sense, the figurative mapping is not fully predictable without exposure.
Etymology
The phrase stormtossed soul may come from the image of a small boat in a wild storm, being tossed by big waves so it cannot rest. That's why a stormtossed soul describes someone 'in great emotional turmoil'.