starvation

Definition of Starvation in English :

1. famishment, starvation

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

2. starvation, starving

the act of depriving of food or subjecting to famine

Example Sentences:
'the besiegers used starvation to induce surrender'
'they were charged with the starvation of children in their care'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Starvation

noun

a.

the act or an instance of starving or state of being starved

b.

(as modifier)

a starvation diet

starvation wages

noun

1.

the act of starving

2.

the state of being starved

adjective

3.

likely to cause starving

a starvation diet

n.

1. The act or process of starving.

2. The condition of being starved.