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starvation

[ stahr-vey-shuh n ]

/ stɑrˈveɪ ʃən /

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noun

the act or state of starving; condition of being starved.

adjective

liable or seeming to cause starving: a starvation diet.

Origin of starvation

First recorded in 1770–80; starve + -ation

Words nearby starvation

startle colour, startle epilepsy, startle reflex, startling, startup, starvation, starvation wages, starve, starveling, starwort, stary oskol

Example sentences from the Web for starvation

First, 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

starvation

/ (stɑːˈveɪʃən) /

noun

the act or an instance of starving or state of being starved
(as modifier)a starvation diet; starvation wages

Medical definitions for starvation

starvation

[ stär-vā′shən ]

n.

The act or process of starving.

The condition of being starved.