Definition of
starvation has definitions from the field of food
1
[ noun ] a state of extreme hunger resulting from lack of essential nutrients over a prolonged period

Synonyms

famishment

Used in print

(Jack Kaplan, "The Health Machine Menace: Therapy by...)

Inevitably , Mrs._Hull died of starvation and tuberculosis , weighing 60 pounds .

Related terms

hunger starve

2
[ noun ] (food) the act of depriving of food or subjecting to famine

Synonyms

starving

Examples

"the besiegers used starvation to induce surrender" "they were charged with the starvation of children in their care"

Related terms

privation starve

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Rhymes with

demarcation retardation reincarnation carnation embarkation disembarkation oration ration conflagration salvation immigration deportation hydration derivation motivation celebration aggravation desecration renovation activation penetration privation gyration exploration excavation integration importation libration calibration dehydration deprivation vibration emigration elevation malformation formation disintegration consecration deformation migration innovation exhortation information prostration concentration sequestration ministration castration frustration orchestration incarnation illustration ovation narration maturation reservation observation conservation cultivation arbitration preservation inactivation innovation expropriation variation repatriation menstruation procreation appropriation miscreation registration vacation proration abbreviation alleviation administration creation croatian aviation demonstration deviation misappropriation excoriation filtration expatriation duration infiltration recreation gradation convection advection progression suppression nonaggression oppression regression aggression partition digression navigation nationalization invocation predestination summation invalidation recitation negation meditation polarization preoccupation neutralization investigation intensification premeditation isolation irrigation nullification notification modification ionization misinterpretation nomination medication recantation recalculation population obfuscation sanctification jubilation naturalization tribulation proclamation insemination vindication suffocation revocation revitalization vegetation revelation pollination reunification rectification occupation legalization stipulation violation transplantation prefabrication profanation prognostication vaporization provocation reexamination reclassification subordination resignation mutilation stimulation subluxation reputation strangulation qualification quantification purification multiplication lactation replication sterilization optimization validation obligation reorganization mobilization justification inundation vacillation origination ratification organization ligation stagnation ramification relaxation vilification legislation rejuvenation stabilization vaccination speculation reallocation modernization misapplication reinterpretation specialization rehabilitation popularization ordination mechanization interrogation insulation

Phonetic and Homophones

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starving starveling striving

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