tempest-tost
1
9.9
Beaten by storms and hard times
- adjective
- /ˈtɛmpɪst tɔst/
- Archaic
:
azotado por tormentas
- The tempest-tost travelers were grateful to find shelter after their harrowing journey through the storm.
- homeless, tempest-tost
Examples
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"Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost, to me..."
Academic text (1993) -
Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me; I lift my lamp beside the golden door!
Academic text (2014) -
Many refugees feel tempest-tost as they escape the chaos of war and seek a safe haven.
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After losing his job and facing personal challenges, he felt completely tempest-tost by life's relentless hardships.
Synonyms
1
9.9
Shaken by strong storms or by great troubles
is similar but focuses more on repeated pounding by adversity
storm-tossed
vstempest-tost
1
7.9
Hit hard by strong storms or many serious problems
stresses continuous pounding by adversity rather than occasional blows
9.3
Struck again and again by strong storms or great troubles
emphasizes being pounded repeatedly rather than briefly moved by storms
buffeted
vstempest-tost
6.5
Hit again and again by strong winds or other problems
is more about sustained battering and being pounded by adversity
Antonyms
How Troubled
Surface Forms
tempest-tost positive
Morphology
Etymology
Tempest-tost comes from tempest 'storm' and the old word tost 'tossed', so it gives the image of someone 'tossed by a storm'. That's why we use it for people or things beaten by storms or hard times.