Misfortune vs Effort - What's the difference?
misfortune | effort | Related terms |
(uncountable) bad luck
* 2012 , July 15. Richard Williams in Guardian Unlimited,
(countable) an undesirable event such as an accident
* 1839 , Charles Robert Darwin,
The work involved in performing an activity; exertion.
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, title= An endeavour.
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, title= A force acting on a body in the direction of its motion.
(uncommon) To make an effort.
(obsolete) To stimulate.
* Fuller
Misfortune is a related term of effort.
As nouns the difference between misfortune and effort
is that misfortune is (uncountable) bad luck while effort is the work involved in performing an activity; exertion.As a verb effort is
(uncommon|intransitive) to make an effort.misfortune
English
Noun
Tour de France 2012: Carpet tacks cannot force Bradley Wiggins off track
- Cycling's complex etiquette contains an unwritten rule that riders in contention for a race win should not be penalised for sheer misfortune .
- The worst tour I have ever had the misfortune to experience.
- It was my fortune, or misfortune , to be called to the office of Chief Executive without any previous political training. - Ulysses S. Grant
The Voyage of the Beagle., Chapter X
- The snowstorm, which was the cause of their misfortune , happened in the middle of January, corresponding to our July, and in the latitude of Durham!
- She had to come to terms with a number of misfortunes .
effort
English
Noun
(en noun)The Mirror and the Lamp, passage=The slightest effort made the patient cough. He would stand leaning on a stick and holding a hand to his side, and when the paroxysm had passed it left him shaking.}}
Manchester United offer Park Ji-sung a new two-year contract, passage=The 30-year-old South Korean, who joined United in 2005, retired from international duty after last season's Asian Cup in an effort to prolong his club}}
Geothermal Energy, volume=101, issue=4, magazine=(American Scientist) , passage=Energy has seldom been found where we need it when we want it. Ancient nomads, wishing to ward off the evening chill and enjoy a meal around a campfire, had to collect wood and then spend time and effort coaxing the heat of friction out from between sticks to kindle a flame.}}
The British Longitude Act Reconsidered, passage=But was it responsible governance to pass the Longitude Act without other efforts to protect British seamen? Or might it have been subterfuge—a disingenuous attempt to shift attention away from the realities of their life at sea.}}
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Usage notes
* Adjectives often used with "effort": conscious, good, poor, etc.Synonyms
*Derived terms
* best efforts * centre of effort * effort distance * effortless * make an effortVerb
(en verb)- He efforted his spirits.