tempest tempest /ˈtɛmpəst/

noun

1. () A violent commotion or disturbance  ( tempest , storm )
   a violent commotion or disturbance
    The storms that had characterized their relationship had died away
   the storms that had characterized their relationship had died away
    It was only a tempest in a teapot
   it was only a tempest in a teapot
   
2. (literary) a violent wind  ( tempest )
   (literary) a violent wind
    A tempest swept over the island
   a tempest swept over the island