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Starvation — Star*va tion (st[aum]r*v[=a] sh[u^]n), n. The act of starving, or the state of being starved. [1913 Webster] Note: This word was first used, according to Horace Walpole, by Henry Dundas, the first Lord Melville, in a speech on American affairs in … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
starvation — 1778, noun of action from STARVE (Cf. starve). Famously introduced in English by Henry Dundas during debate in the House of Commons in 1775 on American affairs. It earned him the nickname Starvation Dundas, though sources disagree on whether this … Etymology dictionary
starvation — [stär vā′shən] n. 1. the act of starving 2. the state of being starved adj. likely to cause starving [a starvation diet] … English World dictionary
Starvation — (engl., spr. Starwehsch n), das Nothleiden, Hungerleiden, Entkräftung durch Hunger, Hungerkrankheit, Hungertod … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Starvation — This article is about extreme malnutrition. For other uses, see Starvation (disambiguation). Starvation Classification and external resources A girl during the Nigerian Biafran war of the late 1960s, shown suffering the effects of severe hunger… … Wikipedia
starvation — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ prolonged, slow ▪ mass, widespread ▪ oxygen ▪ The pilot had lost consciousness because of oxygen starvation … Collocations dictionary
starvation — starv|a|tion [sta:ˈveıʃən US sta:r ] n 1.) [U] suffering or death caused by lack of food →↑hunger ▪ people dying of starvation 2.) starvation diet informal when you eat very little food, especially to become thinner 3.) starvation wages extremely … Dictionary of contemporary English
starvation — noun 1 (U) suffering or death caused by lack of food: people dying of starvation in the famine 2 starvation diet informal very little food 3 starvation wages extremely low wages … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
starvation — UK [stɑː(r)ˈveɪʃ(ə)n] / US [stɑrˈveɪʃ(ə)n] noun [uncountable] Word forms starvation : singular starvation plural starvations a situation in which a person or animal suffers or dies because they do not have enough to eat Millions are threatened by … English dictionary
starvation — [[t]stɑː(r)ve͟ɪʃ(ə)n[/t]] N UNCOUNT: usu of/from N Starvation is extreme suffering or death, caused by lack of food. Over three hundred people have died of starvation since the beginning of the year … English dictionary
