tempest

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

1. A storm, especially one with severe winds.
2. Any violent tumult or commotion.
3. (obsolete) A fashionable social gathering; a drum.

Verb

1. (intransitive, rare) To storm.
2. (poetic, transitive) To disturb, as by a tempest.

Sinonieme

storm

gale

squall

hurricane

windstorm

thunderstorm

strong wind

stormy weather

rainstorm

tumult

wind

gust

typhoon

perturbation

rage

😡

roar

rush

tempestuous

turmoil

whirlwind

northeast wind

hard storm

nor’easter

agitation

violent outburst

blast

blizzard

calamity

cataclysm

catastrophe

chaos

chaps

disaster

disturbance

downfall

gust of wind

northeaster

Vertalings

tempesta

Sturm

tempête

tempestad

storm

θύελλα

tempesta

tormenta

tempestade

καταιγίδα

orage

φουρτούνα

bufera

bora

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈtɛmpəst/

Etimologie (Engels)

Verwante met Frans: tempête

In summary

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