Noun: tempest tem-pist
- (literary) a violent wind
"a tempest swept over the island"
- A violent commotion or disturbance
"it was only a tempest in a teapot";
- storm
Derived forms: tempests
Type of: carry-on [Brit, informal], commotion, disruption, disturbance, flutter, hoo-ha [informal], hoo-hah [informal], hurly burly, kerfuffle [Brit, informal], song and dance [Brit, informal], to-do [informal], windstorm [N. Amer]
Encyclopedia: Tempest, Nevada