nisus
- (uncountable, usually) A mental or physical effort to attain a specific goal; a striving.
- (uncountable, usually) The periodic procreative desire manifested in the spring by birds, etc.
- (uncountable, usually) The contraction of the diaphragm and abdominal muscles to evacuate faeces or urine.
Etymology
From Latin nīsus (“pressure, exertion”).
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Anstrengung
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