starvation

American  

[stahr-vey-shuhn] / stɑrˈveɪ ʃən /

noun

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

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adjective

1. liable or seeming to cause starving.

   a starvation diet.

Etymology

Origin of starvation

First recorded in 1770–80; starve + -ation

Example Sentences

To calculate learning losses, researchers accounted for the combined effects of trauma and starvation, drawing on established studies showing how both undermine learning.

From Science Daily

Nine in the bay were killed by ship strikes last year while another 12 appear to have died of starvation.

From Los Angeles Times

“The old protein guidelines were designed to prevent starvation and withering away,” said Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Marty Makary on Wednesday.

From The Wall Street Journal

Hundreds of thousands face mass starvation across the region.

From Barron's

We’ve seen harrowing pictures of mass starvation and malnutrition in Africa caused by a widespread food deficit.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• deprivation
• famine
• malnutrition