v. t. To alter wrongly; esp., to alter for the worse. Bp. Hall. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ F. désastre; pref. dés- (L. dis-) + astre star, fr. L. astrum; a word of astrological origin. See Aster, Astral, Star. ]
Disasters in the sun. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
But noble souls, through dust and heat,
Rise from disaster and defeat
The stronger. Longfellow.
v. t.
adv. Disastrously. [ Obs. ] Drayton. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ F. désastre; pref. dés- (L. dis-) + astre star, fr. L. astrum; a word of astrological origin. See Aster, Astral, Star. ]
Disasters in the sun. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
But noble souls, through dust and heat,
Rise from disaster and defeat
The stronger. Longfellow.
v. t.
adv. Disastrously. [ Obs. ] Drayton. [ 1913 Webster ]