storm-tossed

• Adjectif littéraire ou poétique décrivant quelque chose qui a été violemment secoué ou battu par une tempête, ou agité par les éléments.

An old-fashioned, poetic adjective describing something that has been violently thrown about or battered by a storm.

1. Beaten by stormsC1formal

   Repeatedly struck or battered by severe weather conditions, especially at sea.

   Battu par les tempêtes

   • The storm-tossed ship struggled to stay afloat in the raging sea.
   • After days of being storm-tossed, the sailors finally saw land.
   • The storm-tossed coastline was littered with debris.

   Synonymesbatteredbuffetedstorm-beatentempest-tossed

   Antonymescalmplacidprotectedsheltered

2. Afflicted by hardshipC1formal

   Repeatedly affected or troubled by difficulties, challenges, or emotional turmoil.

   Éprouvé par les difficultés

   • He was a storm-tossed soul, never finding peace.
   • The storm-tossed nation struggled to rebuild after years of conflict.
   • Her storm-tossed life was filled with unexpected tragedies.

   Synonymesbesetbuffetedharassedharriedtempest-tossedtormentedtroubled

   Antonymescalmpeacefulsereneuntroubled