Désastre

Part of Speech

verb

Difficulty Level

Translations

🇩🇪 Eine Realität, die jeden Kontinent auf dem Planeten betrifft. , 🇪🇸 Una realidad que afecta a cada continente del planeta. , 🇮🇹 Una realtà che affetta ogni continente del pianeta. , 🇵🇹 Uma realidade que afeta cada continente do planeta. , 🇨🇳 影响地球每个大陆的现实 , 🇯🇵 地球上の各大陸に影響を及ぼす現実 , 🇰🇷 지구상의 모든 대륙에 영향을 미치는 현실 , 🇸🇦 واقع يؤثر على كل قارة على الكوكب , 🇮🇳 एक ऐसी वास्तविकता जो पृथ्वी के प्रत्येक महाद्वीप को प्रभावित करती है

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Etymology

French *désastre* comes from the Latin *disastrum*, itself a borrowing of the Greek *διστάσσω* (“to be doubtful, to have uncertainty”) used figuratively for an unlucky event. The word entered Old French in the 13th c. as a noun meaning “misfortune, calamity,” and only in modern French has it occasionally been turned into the verb *désaster* (to bring about a disaster). The core sense—something that affects many people or places—has remained unchanged since the 17th c. borrowing.

Synonyms

anéantir ruiner détruire saboter causer provoquer

Antonyms

succès réussite prospérité épanouissement bénéfice