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Starvation

/stɑːˈveɪʃən/

A condition of severe suffering due to a lack of nutrition.

📖 Definitions of "Starvation"

noun

2 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
starvingnoun	Extremely hungry
famishmentnoun	(now literary) The state or process of being famished.

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Word	Definition
starvingnoun	starvation
famishmentnoun	(now literary) The state or process of being famished.
starveverb	(intransitive) To die because of lack of food or of not eating.
faminenoun	(uncountable) Extreme shortage of food in a region.
hungernoun	A need or compelling desire for food.
hungry	Affected by hunger; having the physical need for food.
depletionnoun	The consumption of a resource faster than it can be replenished.
malnutritionnoun	A lack of adequate nourishment.
miserynoun	Great unhappiness; extreme pain of body or mind; wretchedness; distress; woe.
malnourishmentnoun	malnutrition, undernourishment
undernourishmentnoun	The condition of being undernourished
scarcitynoun	(uncountable) The condition of something being scarce or deficient.
impoverishmentnoun	The state of being impoverished.
appetitenoun	A desire to eat food or consume drinks.
destitutionnoun	An extreme state of poverty, in which a person is almost completely lacking in resources or means of support.
fastingnoun	Abstinence or mortification for religious reasons, especially abstinence from food.
deprivationnoun	(uncountable) The state of being deprived; lack.
raritynoun	A measure of the scarcity of an object.
fastnoun	(British, rail transport) A train that calls at only some stations it passes between its origin and destination, typically just the principal stations.
famenoun	The state of being famous or well-known and spoken of, especially for something positive.