tem ‧ pest /ˈtempəst, ˈtempɪst/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: tempeste , from Latin tempestas 'season, weather, storm' , from tempus 'time' ]
1 . literary a violent storm
2 . a tempest in a teapot American English an unimportant matter that someone has become upset about:
Haley dismissed the lawsuit as a tempest in a teapot.