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disaster

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

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exertion

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /???z???n/

Noun

exertion (countable and uncountable, plural exertions)

  1. An expenditure of physical or mental effort.

Related terms

  • exert

Translations

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