Starvation - English meaning

Starvation – definitions in English dictionary

noun
Suffering or death caused by lack of food.
Usage examples:
Thousands died of starvation
Synonims:
Extreme hunger Lack of food Famine Want Undernourishment Malnourishment Fasting Deprivation of food Death from lack of food

noun
The state of having no food for a long period, often causing death
Usage examples:
20 million people face starvation unless a vast emergency aid programme is launched., the animals h…

Starvation translation into English

Starvation: translate from English into Chinese

饥饿, 饿死

Starvation: translate from English into Dutch

Hongersnood, Uithongering, Hongerlijden

Starvation: translate from English into French

Famine, Faim

Starvation: translate from English into German

Hunger, Verhungern, Hungern, Aushungern

Starvation: translate from English into Hindi

भुखमरी, अकाल, अनशन, उपवास, अप्राप्ति, मितसाधन

Starvation: translate from English into Italian

Fame, Inedia

Starvation: translate from English into Korean

굶주림, 박봉

Starvation: translate from English into Russian

Голодание, Голод, Голодная смерть, Истощение, Голодовка

Starvation: translate from English into Spanish

Inanición, Hambre, Necesidad

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Starvation synonims

famine

noun
Extreme scarcity of food.
Usage examples:
Drought resulted in famine throughout the region

noun
An extreme lack of food in a region, causing suffering and death
Usage examples:
[ u ] widespread famine was reported in the region.

Famine - all meanings in English

fasting

verb
Abstain from all or some kinds of food or drink, especially as a religious observance.
Usage examples:
The ministry instructed people to fast

adjective
Moving or capable of moving at high speed.
Usage examples:
A fast and powerful car

adjective
(of a clock or watch) showing a time ahead of the correct time.
Usage examples:
I keep my watch fifteen minutes fast

Fasting - all meanings in English

malnourishment

noun
Lack of proper nutrition, caused by not having enough to eat, not eating enough of the right things, or being unable to use the food that one does eat.
Usage examples:
The horse showed serious signs of malnourishment

noun
The fact of being weak and in bad health because of having too little food or too little of the types of food necessary for good health
Usage examples:
The condition is caused by dehydration and malnourishment., falls in extreme poverty have reduced t…

Malnourishment - all meanings in English

undernourishment

noun
Lack of sufficient food or other substances for good health and condition.
Usage examples:
Children lost to diseases compounded by undernourishment

noun
The condition of not eating enough food to continue to be in good health
Usage examples:
Chronic undernourishment, poor hygiene and the harsh weather threatened the lives of everyone., mat…

Undernourishment - all meanings in English

want

verb
Have a desire to possess or do (something); wish for.
Usage examples:
I want an apple

noun
A lack or deficiency of something.
Usage examples:
Victorian houses which are in want of repair

The state of needing something that is absent or unavailable

Want - all meanings in English

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