Tempest — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a violent commotion or disturbance

(literary) a violent wind

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/tˈɛmpɪst/

🇬🇧British English

/tˈɛmpɪst/

🇮🇳Indian English

/tˈɛmpɪst/

2 syllables Say it as /tˈɛmpɪst/.

Examples

the storms that had characterized their relationship had died away
it was only a tempest in a teapot
a tempest swept over the island

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

storm

Parts of Speech

noun	a violent commotion or disturbance “the storms that had characterized their relationship had died away”
noun	(literary) a violent wind “a tempest swept over the island”

Word Forms

stormy	adjective	characterized by violent emotions or behavior
storm	verb	behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
tempestuous	adjective	characterized by violent emotions or behavior

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Sturm

eine heftige Aufregung oder Störung

🇫🇷French

tempête

une agitation ou une perturbation violente

🇪🇸Spanish

tempestad

una conmoción o disturbio violento

🇮🇹Italian

tempesta

un violento tumulto o disturbo

🇳🇱Dutch

storm

een gewelddadige commotie of verstoring

🇵🇹Portuguese

tempestade

uma comoção violenta ou perturbação

🇷🇺Russian

буря

сильное волнение или волнение

India

🇮🇳Hindi

टेम्पेस्ट

हिंसक हंगामा या उपद्रव

🇧🇩Bengali

ঝড়

একটি হিংসাত্মক উত্তেজনা বা ঝামেলা

🇮🇳Tamil

புயல்

ஒரு வன்முறை கலவரம் அல்லது இடையூறு

🇮🇳Telugu

తుఫాను

హింసాత్మక గందరగోళం లేదా భంగం

🇮🇳Marathi

वादळ

हिंसक गोंधळ किंवा गोंधळ

🇮🇳Gujarati

વાવાઝોડું

હિંસક હંગામો અથવા વિક્ષેપ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಚಂಡಮಾರುತ

ಹಿಂಸಾತ್ಮಕ ಗದ್ದಲ ಅಥವಾ ಅಡಚಣೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കൊടുങ്കാറ്റ്

അക്രമാസക്തമായ ബഹളം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ അസ്വസ്ഥത

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਤੂਫਾਨ

ਇੱਕ ਹਿੰਸਕ ਹੰਗਾਮਾ ਜਾਂ ਗੜਬੜ

🇵🇰Urdu

طوفان

ایک پرتشدد ہنگامہ یا خلل

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

暴风雨

剧烈的骚乱或骚乱

🇯🇵Japanese

嵐

暴力的な騒動または騒乱

🇰🇷Korean

대소동

폭력적인 동요 또는 소란

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bão tố

một sự hỗn loạn hoặc xáo trộn bạo lực

🇹🇭Thai

พายุ

ความปั่นป่วนหรือการรบกวนอย่างรุนแรง

🇮🇩Indonesian

badai

keributan atau gangguan yang hebat

🇵🇭Filipino

unos

isang marahas na kaguluhan o kaguluhan

🇲🇾Malay

ribut

kekecohan atau gangguan yang ganas

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

عاصفة

ضجة أو اضطراب عنيف

🇮🇷Persian

طوفان

یک آشوب یا آشفتگی شدید

🇹🇷Turkish

fırtına

şiddetli bir kargaşa veya rahatsızlık

🇮🇱Hebrew

סְעָרָה

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