tempest

Definitions


[ˈtɛmpɪst], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a violent windy storm
(e.g: a raging tempest)


Phrases:
- a tempest in a teapot

Origin:
Middle English: from Old French tempeste, from Latin tempestas ‘season, weather, storm’, from tempus ‘time, season’




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