{
    "term": "tempest",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "a violent storm",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The screaming tempest whipped into the house, hurling furniture across the room."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Weather"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "a lot of anger or worry about something that is not important",
            "examples": []
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈtempɪst/",
                "audio": "te/tempest/tempest__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈtempɪst/",
                "audio": "te/tempest/tempest__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Middle English: from Old French tempeste, from Latin tempestas ‘season, weather, storm’, from tempus ‘time, season’."
}