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tem·pest
I. \ˈtempə̇st\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English tempeste, tempest, from Old French tempeste, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin tempesta, alteration of Latin tempestas period of time, season, weather, storm, from tempus time — more at temporal
1.
a. : an extensive violent wind; especially : one accompanied by rain, hail, or snow : a furious storm
< a real tempest blowing that had been rising for two or three days — Mary Webb >
b. dialect : thunderstorm
2. : a violent commotion or agitation — tumult, uproar
< a tempest of applause >
< a tempest of tears >
< a political tempest >
< raised a tempest of derision — T.B.Macaulay >
< seek frantically for anchors amid the tempests of our time — Ben Bradford >
3. archaic
a. : a noisy confused throng
b. : a fashionable assembly or reception : rout II 4
II. verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle English tempesten, from Middle French tempester, from tempeste, n.
transitive verb
1. : to raise commotion in : stir up : agitate
< the huge dolphin tempesting the main — Alexander Pope >
2. archaic : to disturb by emotional outbursts : upset
< his house is tempested by female eloquence — Thomas Campbell >
intransitive verb
: to cause a commotion like a tempest : rage, storm
< she tempested out — W.D.Howells > |