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Definition of tempest noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

 

tempest

 noun
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NAmE//ˈtɛmpəst//
 
(formal or literary)
 
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  • a violent storm
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    a tempest in a teapot
     
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    a lot of anger or worry about something that is not important
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