different between disaster vs effort

English

Alternative forms

• disastre (archaic)

Etymology

From Middle French desastre, from Italian disastro, from dis- + astro (“star”), from Latin astrum (“star”), from Ancient Greek ?????? (ástron, “star”), from Proto-Indo-European *h?st?r.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /d??zæs.t?/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /d??z??s.t?(?)/
• (Northern England) IPA^(key): /d??zæs.t?/
• Rhymes: -??st?(?), -æst?(?)

Noun

disaster (countable and uncountable, plural disasters)

1. An unexpected natural or man-made catastrophe of substantial extent causing significant physical damage or destruction, loss of life or sometimes permanent change to the natural environment.
2. An unforeseen event causing great loss, upset or unpleasantness of whatever kind.
   • 2003, The Devil Wears Prada

     A nod means good, two nods; very good. And then there's the pursing of the lips: disaster.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:disaster

Derived terms

• natural disaster

Translations

Anagrams

• TARDISes, Tardises, diasters, disastre, disrates, restiads, tardises

English

Etymology

From Middle French effort, from Old French esfort, deverbal of esforcier (“to force, exert”), from Vulgar Latin *exforti?, from Latin ex + fortis (“strong”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /??f?t/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /??f?t/

Noun

effort (plural efforts)

1. The work involved in performing an activity; exertion.
2. An endeavor.
3. A force acting on a body in the direction of its motion.
   • 1858, Macquorn Rankine, Manual of Applied Mechanics

     the two bodies between which the effort acts

Usage notes

• Adjectives often used with "effort": conscious, good, poor, etc.

Synonyms

• struggle

Derived terms

Translations

Verb

effort (third-person singular simple present efforts, present participle efforting, simple past and past participle efforted)

1. (uncommon, intransitive) To make an effort.
2. (obsolete, transitive) To strengthen, fortify or stimulate

French

Etymology

From Middle French, from Old French esfort, from esforcier; morphologically, deverbal of efforcer. Compare Spanish esfuerzo, Catalan esforç, Portuguese esforço, Italian sforzo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /e.f??/
• Rhymes: -??

Noun

effort m (plural efforts)

1. effort

Derived terms

• loi du moindre effort

Related terms

• efforcer

Descendants

• ? Romanian: efort

Further reading

• “effort” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• offert

Middle French

Etymology

Old French.

Noun

effort m (plural effors)

1. strength; might; force
2. (military) unit; division

References

• effort on Dictionnaire du Moyen Français (1330–1500) (in French)

Old French

Noun

effort m (oblique plural efforz or effortz, nominative singular efforz or effortz, nominative plural effort)

1. Alternative form of esfort