tempest

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Editorial note

This is still a tempest in a teapot, ignore it.

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Quick take

a violent commotion or disturbance; "the storms that had characterized their relationship had died away"; "it was only a tempest in a teapot"

Meaning at a glance

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noun

a violent commotion or disturbance; "the storms that had characterized their relationship had died away"; "it was only a tempest in a teapot"

noun

(literary) a violent wind; "a tempest swept over the island"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for tempest.

noun

a violent commotion or disturbance; "the storms that had characterized their relationship had died away"; "it was only a tempest in a teapot"

noun

(literary) a violent wind; "a tempest swept over the island"

Example sentences

This is still a tempest in a teapot, ignore it.

Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door.

TechCrunch seems to brew a tempest in a teacup about twice a year; how would that not affect their investments?

Summary of this tempest:Girl applies to join a "job bank" email group in Cleveland, in order to find a job.

Someone please explain how this isn't a Reddit-esque tempest in a teapot?Sure, it's silly, but getting angry over it?

So it's all tempest in a teapot, like so many "scandalous" things that land on HN these days... Being able to change a user's password is quite normal.

"Give me your tired, your poor,\n Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,\n The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.\n Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me,\n I lift my lamp beside the golden door!