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单词 famines
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famine

noun

fam·​ine ˈfa-mən How to pronounce famine (audio)
1
: an extreme scarcity of food
The famine affected most of the country.
2
archaic : starvation
3
archaic : a ravenous appetite
4
: a great shortage
Transportation problems resulted in a coal famine.

Synonyms

  • crunch
  • dearth
  • deficiency
  • deficit
  • drought
  • drouth
  • failure
  • inadequacy
  • inadequateness
  • insufficiency
  • lack
  • lacuna
  • paucity
  • pinch
  • poverty
  • scantiness
  • scarceness
  • scarcity
  • shortage
  • undersupply
  • want
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Example Sentences

The famine affected half the continent. millions killed by war, drought, and famine
Recent Examples on the Web To avoid a famine in the capital, or another revolution, the French government decreed in 1798 that the availability of bread had to be guaranteed. Rick Noack, Washington Post, 5 Aug. 2022 That provides time for four to five large bulk carriers per day to transport grain from the ports to millions of people in Africa, the Middle East and Asia, who are already facing food shortages and, in some cases, famine. Arkansas Online, 30 July 2022 That provides time for about four to five large bulk carriers per day to transport grain from the ports to millions of people in Africa, the Middle East and Asia, who are already facing food shortages and, in some cases, famine. Inna Varenytsia, Chicago Tribune, 29 July 2022 Those grains are vital to millions of people in Africa, parts of the Middle East and South Asia, who are already facing food shortages and, in some cases, famine. Aya Batrawy, ajc, 27 July 2022 Abused by outsiders for five centuries, the region now known as the D.R.C. has become a sort of geographical shorthand for every variety of human suffering: slavery, Ebola, famine, dictatorship, AIDS, malaria, corruption, rape, civil war. Alice Gregory, The New Yorker, 18 July 2022 In the long run, Russia is unlikely to build a successful 21st century economy through famine, looting and stealing. Stuart Anderson, Forbes, 21 June 2022 Running since 2011, the satirical show is set in Uganda, where two Mormon missionaries try to spread the teachings of the church to local residents more concerned about famine, HIV/AIDS, and the actions of a warlord. Barbara Schuler, Travel + Leisure, 3 June 2022 The resulting famine killed at least 5 million, including more than 3 million Ukrainians. Joseph Stalin, BostonGlobe.com, 26 May 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Anglo-French, from feim, faim hunger, from Latin fames

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

famine

noun

fam·​ine ˈfa-mən How to pronounce famine (audio)
: a very great shortage of food that affects many people over a wide area

famines

noun

plural of famine
as in shortages
a falling short of an essential or desirable amount or number there's a famine of good general practitioners in many rural areas

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
  • shortages
  • lacks
  • droughts
  • deficiencies
  • deficits
  • scarcities
  • absences
  • poverties
  • inadequacies
  • insufficiencies
  • dearths
  • lacunae
  • failures
  • lacunas
  • crunches
  • wants
  • drouths
  • omissions
  • undersupplies
  • pinches
  • privations
  • paucities
  • necessities
  • needs

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • abundances
  • amplitudes
  • adequacies
  • surpluses
  • excesses
  • sufficiencies
  • wealths
  • plenties
  • plenitudes
  • surfeits
  • oversupplies
  • opulences
  • overabundances
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