starvation

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noun

1. a state of extreme hunger resulting from lack of essential nutrients over a prolonged period (Freq. 2)
• Syn:
famishment
• Derivationally related forms:
starve
• Hypernyms:
hunger, hungriness
2. the act of depriving of food or subjecting to famine (Freq. 1)
- the besiegers used starvation to induce surrender
- they were charged with the starvation of children in their care
• Syn:
starving
• Derivationally related forms:
starve (for: starving), starve
• Hypernyms:
privation, deprivation

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  starving, famishment