tempest
noun /ˈtempɪst/
/ˈtempɪst/
(formal or literary)Idioms - a violent storm
- The screaming tempest whipped into the house, hurling furniture across the room.
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French tempeste, from Latin tempestas ‘season, weather, storm’, from tempus ‘time, season’.
Idioms
a tempest in a teapot (North American English)
(British English a storm in a teacup)
- a lot of anger or worry about something that is not important