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tempest

/ˈtempɪst/noun

उच्चारण टेम्पिस्ट

तूफ़ान, आँधी, झंझावात

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noun
  1. 1

    [C] literary

    a very violent storm

    तूफ़ान, आँधी, झंझावात

    • The ship was lost in a tempest off the coast.
    • the howling of the tempest

    Synonyms storm gale hurricane cyclone

    Opposite calm

  2. 2

    [C] literary

    a situation in which people have very strong and violent feelings

    (भावनाओं का) तूफ़ान, उथल-पुथल

    • a tempest of anger

    Synonyms uproar turmoil furore

◇Word family
tempestuous adjective
≈Synonyms and antonyms
§Grammar and usage

A tempest in a teapot is the North American form of the British a storm in a teacup, meaning a lot of anger or worry about something unimportant.

A tempest in a teapot, British idiom a storm in a teacup का North American रूप है, जिसका अर्थ है किसी छोटी-सी बात पर बहुत ज़्यादा गुस्सा या चिंता।

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General knowledge

The Tempest is a play by William Shakespeare.

The Tempest, William Shakespeare का लिखा एक नाटक है।