Definition of starvation in English:

starvation

noun stɑːˈveɪʃnˌstɑrˈveɪʃ(ə)n

mass noun

Suffering or death caused by lack of food.
thousands died of starvation
Example sentencesExamples
- Dundee specialised in garrotting and Aberdeen used starvation - it was cheaper.
- The government was the chief agency that offered work for the poor and saved them from starvation.
- Their remaining options were sleeping on the streets, prostitution, crime and starvation.
- We are pretty sure that hundreds of thousands of people died of starvation during those years.
- Most of them died of starvation, disease or brutality at the hands of the prison authorities.
Synonyms
extreme hunger, lack of food, famine, want, undernourishment, malnourishment, fasting
deprivation of food
death from lack of food

Definition of starvation in US English:

starvation

nounˌstɑrˈveɪʃ(ə)nˌstärˈvāSH(ə)n

Suffering or death caused by hunger.
thousands died of starvation
Example sentencesExamples
- The government was the chief agency that offered work for the poor and saved them from starvation.
- Most of them died of starvation, disease or brutality at the hands of the prison authorities.
- Their remaining options were sleeping on the streets, prostitution, crime and starvation.
- Dundee specialised in garrotting and Aberdeen used starvation - it was cheaper.
- We are pretty sure that hundreds of thousands of people died of starvation during those years.
Synonyms
extreme hunger, lack of food, famine, want, undernourishment, malnourishment, fasting

词汇	starvation
释义	Definition of starvation in English: starvation noun stɑːˈveɪʃnˌstɑrˈveɪʃ(ə)n mass noun Suffering or death caused by lack of food. thousands died of starvation Example sentencesExamples Dundee specialised in garrotting and Aberdeen used starvation - it was cheaper. The government was the chief agency that offered work for the poor and saved them from starvation. Their remaining options were sleeping on the streets, prostitution, crime and starvation. We are pretty sure that hundreds of thousands of people died of starvation during those years. Most of them died of starvation, disease or brutality at the hands of the prison authorities. Synonyms extreme hunger, lack of food, famine, want, undernourishment, malnourishment, fasting deprivation of food death from lack of food Definition of starvation in US English: starvation nounˌstɑrˈveɪʃ(ə)nˌstärˈvāSH(ə)n Suffering or death caused by hunger. thousands died of starvation Example sentencesExamples The government was the chief agency that offered work for the poor and saved them from starvation. Most of them died of starvation, disease or brutality at the hands of the prison authorities. Their remaining options were sleeping on the streets, prostitution, crime and starvation. Dundee specialised in garrotting and Aberdeen used starvation - it was cheaper. We are pretty sure that hundreds of thousands of people died of starvation during those years. Synonyms extreme hunger, lack of food, famine, want, undernourishment, malnourishment, fasting
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