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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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