transferred and figurative. A violent commotion or disturbance; a tumult, rush; agitation, perturbation. tempest in a teapot: see tempest in a teapot…
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| 释义 | the world > relative properties > order > disorder > confusion or disorder > commotion, disturbance, or disorder > [noun] > violent (11) tempestc1315 transferred and figurative. A violent commotion or disturbance; a tumult, rush; agitation, perturbation. tempest in a teapot: see tempest in a teapot… combustion1589 figurative and transferred. Violent excitement or commotion, disorder, confusion, tumult, hubbub. (Exceedingly common in 17th and 18th centuries.) turbulence1598 The state or quality of being turbulent; violent commotion, agitation, or disturbance; disorderly or tumultuous character or conduct; with a and p… turbulency1607 Turbulent state, disturbed condition. turbulentness1610 = turbulence, n. simoom1813 figurative and in extended use. Something likened to a simoom (sense 1); esp. a vigorous or voluminous stream (frequently of something). Cf. blast… tornado1818 A very violent storm (now without implication of thunder), affecting a limited area, in which the wind… figurative; cf. tempest, n., storm, n., whir… Subcategories:— instance of (4) |
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