starvation

[ stahr-vey-shuhn ]
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noun
  1. the act or state of starving; condition of being starved.

adjective
  1. liable or seeming to cause starving: a starvation diet.

Origin of starvation

1
First recorded in 1770–80; starve + -ation

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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

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