TEMPEST


Meaning of TEMPEST in English

I. ˈtem-pəst noun

Etymology: Middle English tempeste, from Anglo-French, from Vulgar Latin * tempesta, alteration of Latin tempestas season, weather, storm, from tempus time

Date: 13th century

1. : a violent storm

2. : tumult , uproar

II. transitive verb

Date: 14th century

: to raise a tempest in or around

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