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Sturm und Drang

Syllabification: (Sturm und Drang)

Definition of Sturm und Drang

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'

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