different between privation vs disaster

English

Etymology

From Old French privacion, from Latin pr?v?ti?; compare French privation. See private.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /p?a??ve???n/
• Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

privation (countable and uncountable, plural privations)

1. (philosophy) The state of being deprived of or lacking an attribute formerly or properly possessed; the loss or absence of such an attribute.
2. The state of being very poor, and lacking the basic necessities of life.
3. The act of depriving someone of such basic necessities; deprivation.
4. (obsolete) Degradation or suspension from an office.

Translations

References

• John A. Simpson and Edward S. C. Weiner, editors (1989) , “privation”, in The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, ?ISBN

French

Etymology

From Latin pr?v?ti?.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /p?i.va.sj??/

Noun

privation f (plural privations)

1. deprivation
2. shortage, deficiency
3. defect

Related terms

• priver

Further reading

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

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