Sturm und Drang
Pronunciation: /ˌʃtʊəm ʊnt ˈdraŋ, ˌʃtʊrm ʊnt ˈdraŋ/
noun
- a literary and artistic movement in Germany in the late 18th century, influenced by Jean-Jacques Rousseau and characterized by the expression of emotional unrest and a rejection of neoclassical literary norms.
- turbulent emotion or stress: that casual morning meeting dragged into a brawling afternoon of Sturm und Drang
Origin:
German, literally 'storm and stress'