tempest-tost

1. 1.

   pounded or hit repeatedly by storms or adversities

   Synonymsbuffetedstorm-tossedtempest-tossedtempest-swept

   Similartroubled

Questions about tempest-tost

What does tempest-tost mean?

tempest-tost means "pounded or hit repeatedly by storms or adversities".

How many syllables are in tempest-tost?

tempest-tost has 3 syllables: tem-pest--tost. The stress falls on "tem".

What is another word for tempest-tost?

Close synonyms include buffeted, storm-tossed, tempest-tossed, tempest-swept. 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 tempest-tost a common word?

tempest-tost 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.