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starvation

/stɑɹˈveɪʃən/noun3 syllables

Starvation means: a state of extreme hunger resulting from lack of essential nutrients over a prolonged period.

Synonyms for starvation3

noun, as in a state of extreme hunger resulting from lack of essential nutrients over a prolonged period

famishment

noun, as in the act of depriving of food or subjecting to famine

starving

also used for starvation

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What does starvation mean?2

noun

1

a state of extreme hunger resulting from lack of essential nutrients over a prolonged period

2

the act of depriving of food or subjecting to famine“the besiegers used starvation to induce surrender”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with starvation?60

two syllables

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All 60 rhymes for starvation, grouped by syllable

Starvation in a sentence

  • When we were on the brink of starvation, they saved our lives.CK
  • The survivors were found on an island, dying of starvation.Amastan
  • The poor cat was on the verge of starvation.CM
  • The poor child was on the verge of starvation.Dejo
  • The failure of the crops was the major cause of starvation in that region.sharptoothed
  • All were hunting the same prey with desperate starvation.alcalino
  • Starvation and disease were rampant among the lowest classes.maqnus
  • More people die from the effects of obesity than from starvation.Hybrid

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Forms of starvation

as a noun

plural
starvations