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1. (n.) starvation
the act of starving or the state of being starved.
Etymology: (1770–80)
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| Definition of 'starvation' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) starvation, famishment
a state of extreme hunger resulting from lack of essential nutrients over a prolonged period
2. (noun) starvation, starving
the act of depriving of food or subjecting to famine
"the besiegers used starvation to induce surrender"; "they were charged with the starvation of children in their care"
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1. (noun) starvation
the condition of being without food for a long time
to suffer the effects of starvation; Many refugees died of starvation on the journey.
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| Definition of 'starvation' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) starvation
the act of starving, or the state of being starved
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| Definitions of 'starvation' |
The Roycroft Dictionary |
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starvation
1. The originator of thought.
2. A way to salvation.
3. A physical eccentricity of the stomach.
4. A cure for indigestion.
5. A banting process invented by Lazarus.
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| Definition of 'starvation' |
U.S. National Library of Medicine |
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1. starvation
Lengthy and continuous deprivation of food. (Stedman, 25th ed)
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Sense: a starving state
They died of starvation.
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 Afrikaans: hongersnood |
 Arabic: جوع |
 Bulgarian: гладуване |
 Brazilian: fome |
 Czech: vyhladovění |
 German: das Verhungern |
 Danish: sult |
 Greek: λιμός, ασιτία |
 Estonian: nälgimine |
 Farsi: گرسنگي |
 Finnish: nälkiintyminen |
 French: inanition |
 Hebrew: רָעָב |
 Hindi: भूखमरी, बहुत कम मजदूरी |
 Croatian: izgladnjenje, smrt od gla |
 Hungarian: éhezés |
 Indonesian: kelaparan |
 Icelandic: svelti |
 Italian: inedia, fame |
 Japanese: 飢え |
 Korean: 배고픔 |
 Lithuanian: badas, badavimas |
 Latvian: bads; bada nāve |
 Malay: kebuluran |
 Dutch: verhongering |
 Norwegian: sult, hungersnød |
 Polish: głód |
 Portuguese: fome |
 Romanian: inaniţie, foame |
 Russian: голод(ание) |
 Slovak: (vy)hladovanie |
 Slovenian: stradanje |
 Serbian: izgladnjivanje |
 Swedish: svält |
 Thai: การอดอาหาร |
 Turkish: açlık |
 Taiwanese: 飢餓 |
 Ukrainian: голод; голодна смерть |
 Urdu: فاقہ |
 Vietnamese: sự đói, chết đói |
 Chinese: 饥饿 |
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