Starvation - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|stɑːrˈveɪʃn|
Brit.
|stɑːˈveɪʃn|
noun
- a state of extreme hunger resulting from lack of essential nutrients over a prolonged period (syn: famishment)
- the act of depriving of food or subjecting to famine (syn: starving)
- the act of depriving of food or subjecting to famine (syn: starving)
the besiegers used starvation to induce surrender
they were charged with the starvation of children in their care
they were charged with the starvation of children in their care
Extra examples
The famine brought mass starvation.
Millions of people face starvation every day.
...refusing to lay in enough food for the long winter tempts the dangers of starvation...
The animals died of starvation in the snow.
Emergency aid could save millions threatened with starvation.
Word forms
noun
singular: starvation
plural: starvations
singular: starvation
plural: starvations
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