extreme weather

Language: en

📖 Definitions

  1. Severe, unusual, or intense atmospheric conditions that deviate significantly from the norm, often causing damage, disruption, or danger.

🔗 Details

Word forms

uncountable

Collocations

extreme weather eventsextreme weather conditionsextreme weather patternsextreme weather warningextreme weather phenomenon

Derivatives

extremelyextremismextremistextremity

Synonyms

severe weatherharsh weatherinclement weatherviolent weatherfierce weather

Antonyms

mild weatherfair weathercalm weather

Commonly confused

extreme climate
EN: 'Climate' refers to long-term average patterns over decades; 'weather' refers to short-term atmospheric conditions.
severe weather
EN: 'Severe weather' is a more technical/meteorological term often used in official warnings; 'extreme weather' is broader and more common in general and media usage.

Spelling tips

EN: No common spelling issues. Note that 'weather' (atmospheric conditions) is often confused with 'whether' (conjunction meaning 'if').

💬 Examples

  1. The outdoor festival was canceled due to the threat of extreme weather.