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单词 starvation
释义 Noun: starvation  staa(r)'veyshun
  1. A state of extreme hunger resulting from lack of essential nutrients over a prolonged period
    - famishment [archaic] 
  2. The act of depriving of food or subjecting to famine
    "the besiegers used starvation to induce surrender"; "they were charged with the starvation of children in their care"
    - starving

Derived forms: starvations

See also: starve

Type of: deprivation, hunger, hungriness, privation

Encyclopedia: Starvation

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