tempest
noun
[ ˈtɛmpɪst ]
• a violent windy storm.
• "a raging tempest"
Similar:
storm,
squall,
gale,
hurricane,
tornado,
cyclone,
typhoon,
superstorm,
thunderstorm,
cloudburst,
downpour,
rainstorm,
hailstorm,
deluge,
monsoon,
tropical storm,
electrical storm,
snowstorm,
blizzard,
dust storm,
dust devil,
williwaw,
ice storm,
windstorm,
buran,
turmoil,
tumult,
turbulence,
ferment,
disturbance,
disorder,
chaos,
upheaval,
disruption,
commotion,
uproar,
furore,
Origin:
Middle English: from Old French tempeste, from Latin tempestas ‘season, weather, storm’, from tempus ‘time, season’.
