tempest
Violent wind event
A tempest is a violent storm with strong winds, rain, or other precipitation.
The word is literary and appears more often in figurative contexts than literal ones: a tempest of emotion, a political tempest.
A tempest in a teapot is an overblown reaction to a trivial matter.
Violent tropical windstorm
- typhoonWestern Pacific hurricane
- cycloneRotating low-pressure storm system
- galeSevere sustained wind
- squallBrief, violent windstorm
thunderstorm · blizzard · tornado · whirlwind · maelstrom · deluge · cloudburst · downpour
Of the sea
- seafaringTraveling by ocean vessel
- shipwreckDestroyed vessel at sea
- squallBrief, violent windstorm
- galeSevere sustained wind
leeward · windward · scud · doldrums · foul weather · rough seas · helm · mast
Exiled magical duke
- MirandaCustodial rights advisement
- ArielAiry supernatural being
- CalibanMonstrous enslaved being
- shipwreckDestroyed vessel at sea
island · enchantment · magic · illusion · masque · forgiveness · revenge · banishment
Violent disturbance of order
- crisisDecisive dangerous moment
- strifeAngry, prolonged conflict
- conflictOpposition between parties
- unrestState of public disturbance
agitation · discord · tumult · chaos · disruption · disturbance · commotion · pandemonium
hurricane
Violent tropical windstorm
squall · thunderstorm · blizzard · tornado · whirlwind · maelstrom · deluge · cloudburst · downpour · lightning
maritime
Of the sea
gale · leeward · windward · scud · doldrums · foul weather · rough seas · helm · mast · sail
Prospero
Exiled magical duke
shipwreck · island · enchantment · magic · illusion · masque · forgiveness · revenge · banishment · Milan
upheaval
Violent disturbance of order
unrest · agitation · discord · tumult · chaos · disruption · disturbance · commotion · pandemonium · bedlam
rage
Intense, violent anger
passion · frenzy · tantrum · tirade · explosion · volatility · intensity · ferocity · storming · raging
- tempest in a teapotDisproportionate fuss about trivialities
- The TempestLate Shakespearean island romance
- tempest in a teacupTrivial matter made dramatic
- tempests in teapotsOverreactions to trivial matters