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[ stahr-vey-shuhn ] / stɑrˈveɪ ʃən / SEE SYNONYMS FOR starvation ON THESAURUS.COM
nounthe act or state of starving; condition of being starved. adjectiveliable or seeming to cause starving: a starvation diet. Origin of starvationFirst recorded in 1770–80; starve + -ation Words nearby starvationstart over, Star Trek, start something, startup, star turn, starvation, starvation wages, starve, starveling, Star Wars, starwort Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for starvationFirst, the starvation: The state of New York is being sued again for funding public schools below constitutional levels. Hunger Games Comes to New York State’s Public Schools|Zephyr Teachout|November 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST And food, far from being a source of energy and enjoyment, has become a battleground of guilt and shame and excess and starvation. How the Ministry of Thin Enslaves Women|Emma Woolf|June 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST Each of these studies found that exposure to starvation during the first trimester of pregnancy appeared to do the most harm. How Famines Make Future Generations Fat|Carrie Arnold|May 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST Millions of years of evolution have equipped human bodies with the ability to adapt to starvation. How Famines Make Future Generations Fat|Carrie Arnold|May 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Famine will stalk the land and as many as seven million people will confront extreme food insecurity—in short, starvation. Preventing Genocide In South Sudan|Eric Reeves, John Prendergast|April 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST The Confederate supplies had been captured by Sheridan, and Lees army was almost at the point of starvation. The Civil War Through the Camera|Henry W. (Henry William) Elson While the pioneers at the Old Port were on the verge of starvation, the 'Clonmel' men were living in luxury. The Book of the Bush|George Dunderdale Like their predecessors, they also encountered savage Indians, and died of starvation and sickness. The West Indies and the Spanish Main [1899]|James Rodway Surrender or starvation were staring him with ugly insistence in the face. The Story Of Ireland|Emily Lawless Fancy if you had only seventy dollars between you and starvation! The Bell in the Fog and Other Stories|Gertrude Atherton
British Dictionary definitions for starvation
noun- the act or an instance of starving or state of being starved
- (as modifier)a starvation diet; starvation wages
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to starvationfamine, deprivation, malnutrition, need, want, inanition Medical definitions for starvation
n.The act or process of starving. The condition of being starved. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |