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Wasting

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atrophynoun(intransitive) To wither or waste away.
wasting away(also known as Aaah! Zombies!!) a 2007 zombie comedy film directed by Matthew Kohnen and starring Matthew Davis, Julianna Robinson, and Michael Grant Terry.

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atrophynoun(intransitive) To wither or waste away.
wasting away(also known as Aaah! Zombies!!) a 2007 zombie comedy film directed by Matthew Kohnen and starring Matthew Davis, Julianna Robinson, and Michael Grant Terry.
spoilagenounThe process of spoiling.
emaciationnounThe state of being emaciated or reduced to excessive leanness; an excessively lean condition.
debilitatingCausing a loss of energy or strength.
wastagenoun(uncountable) The amount or proportion of something that is wasted or lost by deterioration or other natural process.
ruiningnounThe act or process by which something is ruined.
desolationnounThe state of being desolated or laid waste
lossnoun(countable) The result of no longer possessing an object, a function, or a characteristic due to external causes or misplacement.
squanderingnounThe act by which something is squandered; wastage.
destructionnounThe act of destroying.
losingnounThat loses or has lost.
loseverb(transitive) To cease to have (something) in one's possession or capability.
wastefulnessnounimprudent or excessive expenditure or the waste of resources
weaknessnoun(uncountable) The condition of being weak.
killingnounThe act of killing.
malnutritionnounA lack of adequate nourishment.
underweightnounOf an inappropriately or unusually low weight.
lostIn an unknown location; unable to be found.
dissipationnounThe act of dissipating or dispersing; a state of dispersion or separation; dispersion; waste.

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