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Starvation

noun

/stɑːˈveɪ.ʃən/

Meaning

suffering or death caused by lack of food; extreme hunger

Many people died of starvation during the famine.

hunger, famine, malnutrition, undernourishment

abundance, satiety, nourishment

mass starvation, starvation diet, near starvation, prevent starvation

A citizen of a town or borough with full rights of citizenship.

something that people do for enjoyment, work, or a particular purpose

on or to an upper floor of a building; the upper floor or floors

a large, solid piece of mineral matter

Persistence in doing something despite difficulty or delay in achieving success.

starchy foodstuff obtained from the pith of various tropical palm stems