PERFECT STORM Definition & Meaning

perfect storm

noun

Meteorology.��a very intense and powerful storm arising from the convergence of an unusual set of weather patterns.
A dying Hurricane Grace delivered the immeasurable tropical energy needed to create the perfect storm.
a detrimental or calamitous situation or event arising from the powerful combined effect of a unique set of circumstances.
a perfect storm battering corporate pension plans.

perfect storm

noun

a combination of events which are not individually dangerous, but occurring together produce a disastrous outcome

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of perfect storm¹

First recorded in 1935–40 in meteorological sense; in 1997 for current sense, from The Perfect Storm, a nonfiction book by Sebastian Junger, U.S. journalist and author (born 1962)

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This feud is the "perfect storm as it's built to go viral", and social media doesn't just fuel speculation, it manufactures and rewards it, he says.

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It was caused by what the NHS called a "perfect storm" of unfilled appointments at donor centres and increased demand following a cyber-attack, which affected services in London.

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"But, medical advancements, people living and working longer, as well as living further away from their parents, has caused a kind of perfect storm - a societal shift," she says.

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For Mr Revere, the former US diplomat, this combination of Lee, Trump and China threatens to create "the perfect storm".

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The combination of government guarantees, regulatory pressure from policies such as the Community Reinvestment Act and inadequate capital standards created the perfect storm for the 2008 financial crisis.

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