English dictionary

tempest

/'t/E/mp/I/st/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

a violent commotion or disturbance

noun.state

Examples
It was only a tempest in a teapot.

Synonyms storm

Source: WordNet 3.0
(literary) a violent wind

noun.phenomenon

Examples
A tempest swept over the island.

Source: WordNet 3.0
An extensive current of wind, rushing with great velocity and violence, and commonly attended with rain, hail, or snow; a furious storm.

noun

Source: webster1913