sturm und drang

Questions about sturm und drang

What does sturm und drang mean?

sturm und drang means "a state of violent disturbance and disorder (as in politics or social conditions generally)".

What is another word for sturm und drang?

Close synonyms include turbulence, upheaval. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is sturm und drang a common word?

sturm und drang is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.