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English noun: tempest | |||
| 1. | tempest (state) a violent commotion or disturbance | ||
| Samples | The storms that had characterized their relationship had died away. It was only a tempest in a teapot. | ||
| Synonyms | storm | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | commotion, disruption, disturbance, flutter, hoo-ha, hoo-hah, hurly burly, kerfuffle, to-do | ||
| 2. | tempest (phenomenon) (literary) a violent wind | ||
| Samples | A tempest swept over the island. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | windstorm | ||
| Domain category | literature | ||
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