tempest
Other forms: tempests
Shakespeare's The Tempest begins with one — a tempest, or a violent and windy storm.
The meaning of tempest has expanded over time to include the idea of anger or fighting. A "tempest in a tea pot" means a passionate fight over something that is in fact fairly trivial. For example, a loud argument about whether to use cloth or paper napkins at Thanksgiving could be considered a "tempest in a tea pot" to some.
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a violent commotion or disturbance“it was only a tempest in a teapot”type of:commotion, disruption, disturbance, flutter, hoo-ha, hoo-hah, hurly burly, kerfuffle, to-doa disorderly outburst or tumult
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a strong storm with violent winds“a tempest swept over the island”type of:windstorma storm consisting of violent winds
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Stormy Weather: A Tempest of Meteorological Terms
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This list covers some of the basic words in Shakespeare's play about the assassination of the titular Roman ruler. You can find our lists covering more difficult words here. Here are links to our lists for the play: Act I, Act II, Act III, Act IV, and Act V Here are links to our lists for other plays by William Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet, The Tempest, Hamlet, King Lear, Much Ado About Nothing, Twelfth Night, Measure for Measure, Othello, A Midsummer Night's Dream
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After a shipwreck, a group of noblemen wash up on an enchanted island ruled by the magician Prospero.