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star·va·tion
 starvation
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- pronunciation:
- star
veI
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noun |
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the bodily condition caused by not eating enough food, or the process of dying from lack of food.
The prisoners were not given enough food to eat and many died of starvation.The severe drought caused a famine, and with the famine came starvation.- similar words:
- famine
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| related words: |
fast, hunger |
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