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 Definitions of inanition  [ˌɪn əˈnɪʃ ən]  

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Definition of 'inanition' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) inanition
exhaustion from lack of nourishment.

2.  inanition
lack of vigor; lethargy.

Etymology:  (1350–1400; ME < LL inānītiō emptiness)

Definition of 'inanition' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) inanition, lassitude, lethargy, slackness
weakness characterized by a lack of vitality or energy

2. (noun) inanition
exhaustion resulting from lack of food


Definition of 'inanition' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) inanition
the condition of being inane; emptiness; want of fullness, as in the vessels of the body; hence, specifically, exhaustion from want of food, either from partial or complete starvation, or from a disorder of the digestive apparatus, producing the same result



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