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starvation.

A condition of severe suffering due to a lack of nutrition.

10 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/stɑɹˈveɪʃən/General-American/stɑːˈveɪʃən/Received-Pronunciation
  1. A condition of severe suffering due to a lack of nutrition.

    countable · uncountable
  2. Severe shortage of resources.

    countable · figuratively · uncountable
  3. A state where a process is perpetually denied necessary resources to process its work.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English starve Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English starvation From starve + -ation.

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