tempest

Pronunciation: /ˈtɛm.pəst/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a violent commotion or disturbance
  2. noun (literary) a violent wind

Etymology

From Old French tempeste (French tempête), from Latin tempestas (“storm”), from tempus (“time, weather”). Displaced native Old English hrīþ.

In classic literature

Synonyms

storm

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
disturbance

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