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Definition of Tempest
1. Noun. A violent commotion or disturbance. "It was only a tempest in a teapot"
Generic synonyms: Commotion, Disruption, Disturbance, Flutter, Hoo-ha, Hoo-hah, Hurly Burly, Kerfuffle, To-do
Derivative terms: Storm, Stormy, Tempestuous
2. Noun. (literary) a violent wind. "A tempest swept over the island"
Definition of Tempest
1. n. An extensive current of wind, rushing with great velocity and violence, and commonly attended with rain, hail, or snow; a furious storm.
2. v. t. To disturb as by a tempest.
3. v. i. To storm.
Definition of Tempest
1. Noun. A storm, especially one with severe winds. ¹
2. Noun. Any violent tumult or commotion. ¹
3. Verb. (intransitive rare) To storm. ¹
4. Verb. (transitive chiefly poetic) To disturb, as by a tempest. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Tempest
1. to agitate violently [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tempest
Literary usage of Tempest
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Bibliographer's Manual of English Literature: Containing an Account of by William Thomas Lowndes (1864)
"The tempest, or the Enchanted Island, adapted t« the Stage from Dryden and ...
Is. The Virgin Queen, attempted as a Se-Í quel to Shakespeare's tempest, ..."
2. A Life of William Shakespeare by Sidney Lee (1916)
"'The tempest' was again performed in February 1612-3 during the festivities ...
3 A baseless theory, first suggested by Tieck, represents The tempest as a ..."
3. English Literature: An Illustrated Record by Richard Garnett, Edmund Gosse (1905)
"This is unquestionably the groundwork of the plot of The tempest. ... The tempest
is the most worthy conclusion imaginable of Shakespeare's ..."
4. St. Nicholas by Mary Mapes Dodge (1918)
"tempest said. "We don't want to have him taking potshots at you. ... The sounds
were meaningless to Dave and tempest, who could only listen and wonder. ..."
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