word
German
Literary
Sturm und Drang
SHTOORM oont DRAHNG
ˌʃtʊərm ʊnt ˈdræŋListen
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Syllable breakdown
SturmundDrang
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Dictionary meaning
A German literary and artistic movement characterised by extreme emotion and turmoil; by extension, any period of great emotional conflict.
History and origin
German — 'Sturm' (storm) + 'Drang' (urge, desire) — from a 1776 play by Friedrich Maximilian Klinger.
Examples
- Goethe's The Sorrows of Young Werther is the defining text of the Sturm und Drang movement.
Common mispronunciations
STORM und DRANGsturm UND drang
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