English words for 'A state of partial famine.'
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noun
noun
- the act of depriving of food or subjecting to famine
- a state of extreme hunger resulting from lack of essential nutrients over a prolonged period
- A condition of severe suffering due to a lack of nutrition.
- (computer science) A state where a process is perpetually denied necessary resources to process its work.
- (figurative) Severe shortage of resources.
adj
noun
- Lack of means of subsistence; poverty; indigence; destitution.
- a state of extreme poverty or destitution
- (countable and uncountable) A requirement for something; something needed.
- the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior
- anything that is necessary but lacking
- a condition requiring relief
verb
- (intransitive) To be required; to be necessary.
- (modal, chiefly in the negative and interrogative) To be obliged or required (to do something).
- (transitive) To have an absolute requirement for.
- (transitive) To want strongly; to feel that one must have something.
- have or feel a need for
- have need of
- require as useful, just, or proper
verb
- (transitive) To force, control, or constrain by famine.
- die of food deprivation
- (intransitive) To suffer extremity from deprivation of anything essential or necessary.
- (intransitive) To die of hunger; to starve to death.
- (intransitive) To suffer extreme hunger or thirst, so as to be exhausted in strength, or to nearly perish.
- (transitive) To kill, or to cause great suffering to, by depriving or denying anything necessary.
- (transitive) To exhaust the strength or endurance of, by hunger; to cause to be very hungry.
- deprive of food
- be hungry; go without food
name
- (historical, rare) А famine with mass deaths, especially one of the Soviet famines in 1921–22, 1932–33, or 1946–47.
- (historical) The 1932–33 famine affecting rural Ukraine and other territories of the Soviet Union, a result of the forced collectivization of land-owning peasants by the Soviet government.
noun
- The state of being very poor, and lacking the basic necessities of life.
- a state of extreme poverty
- (philosophy) The state of being deprived of or lacking an attribute formerly or properly possessed; the loss or absence of such an attribute.
- The act of depriving someone of such basic necessities; deprivation.
- act of depriving someone of food or money or rights
noun
- a state of extreme poverty
- the disadvantage that results from losing something
- act of depriving someone of food or money or rights
- (countable) The act of depriving, dispossessing, or bereaving.
- (uncountable) The state of being deprived; lack.
- The act of deposing or divesting of some dignity; in particular the taking away from a clergyman of his benefice, or other spiritual promotion or dignity.
noun
- a state of extreme poverty
- the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable
- anything that is necessary but lacking
- a specific feeling of desire
- (countable) A desire, wish, longing.
- (uncountable) Poverty.
- (countable) Lack, absence, deficiency. [(often) with of]
- Something needed or desired; a thing of which the loss is felt.
- (UK, mining) A depression in coal strata, hollowed out before the subsequent deposition took place.
- (dialectal) A mole (Talpa europea).
verb
- feel or have a desire for; want strongly
- have need of
- be without, lack; be deficient in
- wish or demand the presence of
- hunt or look for; want for a particular reason
- (transitive, in particular) To wish, desire, or demand to see, have the presence of or do business with.
- To desire a romantic or (especially) sexual relationship with someone; to lust for.
- (transitive, now colloquial) To lack and be in need of or require (something, such as a noun or verbal noun).
- (transitive) To wish for or desire (something); to feel a need or desire for; to crave, hanker, or demand.
- (by extension) To make it easy or tempting to do something undesirable, or to make it hard or challenging to refrain from doing it.
- (intransitive) To desire (to experience desire); to wish.
- (colloquial, usually second person, often future tense) To be advised to do something (compare should, ought).
adj
- (agriculture) Failing to sustain adequate harvests of crop, usually specified.
- [with with] Afflicted by (a specific condition, usually medical).
- In poor health; ill.
- (colloquial) Mentally unstable, disturbed.
- Having an urge to vomit.
- (slang) Very good, excellent, awesome, badass.
- [with of] Tired of or annoyed by (something that has lasted a long time or often recurs).
- In poor condition.
- (colloquial) In bad taste.
- having a strong distaste from surfeit
- feeling nausea; feeling about to vomit
- shockingly repellent; inspiring horror
- deeply affected by a strong feeling
- (of light) lacking in intensity or brightness; dim or feeble
- affected with madness or insanity
- affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
noun
verb
verb
- die of food deprivation
- deprive of food
- be hungry; go without food
- deprive of a necessity and cause suffering
- have a craving, appetite, or great desire for
- (transitive) To force a combatant to submit or surrender by depriving of food, as in a targeted siege.
- (intransitive) To deteriorate for want of any essential thing.
- (intransitive) To be very hungry.
- (transitive) To deprive of nourishment or of some vital component.
- (transitive) To make suffer severely by depriving of food.
- (intransitive) To suffer severely because of lack of food or of not eating.
- (transitive, British, especially Yorkshire and Lancashire) To kill with cold; to (cause to) die from cold.
- (transitive) To kill or attempt to kill by depriving of food.
- (intransitive) To die because of lack of food or of not eating.
noun
noun
- the act of depriving of food or subjecting to famine
- a state of extreme hunger resulting from lack of essential nutrients over a prolonged period
- A condition of severe suffering due to a lack of nutrition.
- (computer science) A state where a process is perpetually denied necessary resources to process its work.
- (figurative) Severe shortage of resources.
noun
- Lack of means of subsistence; poverty; indigence; destitution.
- a state of extreme poverty or destitution
- (countable and uncountable) A requirement for something; something needed.
- the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior
- anything that is necessary but lacking
- a condition requiring relief
verb
- (intransitive) To be required; to be necessary.
- (modal, chiefly in the negative and interrogative) To be obliged or required (to do something).
- (transitive) To have an absolute requirement for.
- (transitive) To want strongly; to feel that one must have something.
- have or feel a need for
- have need of
- require as useful, just, or proper
noun
- The state of being very poor, and lacking the basic necessities of life.
- a state of extreme poverty
- (philosophy) The state of being deprived of or lacking an attribute formerly or properly possessed; the loss or absence of such an attribute.
- The act of depriving someone of such basic necessities; deprivation.
- act of depriving someone of food or money or rights
noun
- a state of extreme poverty
- the disadvantage that results from losing something
- act of depriving someone of food or money or rights
- (countable) The act of depriving, dispossessing, or bereaving.
- (uncountable) The state of being deprived; lack.
- The act of deposing or divesting of some dignity; in particular the taking away from a clergyman of his benefice, or other spiritual promotion or dignity.
noun
- a state of extreme poverty
- the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable
- anything that is necessary but lacking
- a specific feeling of desire
- (countable) A desire, wish, longing.
- (uncountable) Poverty.
- (countable) Lack, absence, deficiency. [(often) with of]
- Something needed or desired; a thing of which the loss is felt.
- (UK, mining) A depression in coal strata, hollowed out before the subsequent deposition took place.
- (dialectal) A mole (Talpa europea).
verb
- feel or have a desire for; want strongly
- have need of
- be without, lack; be deficient in
- wish or demand the presence of
- hunt or look for; want for a particular reason
- (transitive, in particular) To wish, desire, or demand to see, have the presence of or do business with.
- To desire a romantic or (especially) sexual relationship with someone; to lust for.
- (transitive, now colloquial) To lack and be in need of or require (something, such as a noun or verbal noun).
- (transitive) To wish for or desire (something); to feel a need or desire for; to crave, hanker, or demand.
- (by extension) To make it easy or tempting to do something undesirable, or to make it hard or challenging to refrain from doing it.
- (intransitive) To desire (to experience desire); to wish.
- (colloquial, usually second person, often future tense) To be advised to do something (compare should, ought).
verb
- (transitive) To force, control, or constrain by famine.
- die of food deprivation
- (intransitive) To suffer extremity from deprivation of anything essential or necessary.
- (intransitive) To die of hunger; to starve to death.
- (intransitive) To suffer extreme hunger or thirst, so as to be exhausted in strength, or to nearly perish.
- (transitive) To kill, or to cause great suffering to, by depriving or denying anything necessary.
- (transitive) To exhaust the strength or endurance of, by hunger; to cause to be very hungry.
- deprive of food
- be hungry; go without food
verb
- die of food deprivation
- deprive of food
- be hungry; go without food
- deprive of a necessity and cause suffering
- have a craving, appetite, or great desire for
- (transitive) To force a combatant to submit or surrender by depriving of food, as in a targeted siege.
- (intransitive) To deteriorate for want of any essential thing.
- (intransitive) To be very hungry.
- (transitive) To deprive of nourishment or of some vital component.
- (transitive) To make suffer severely by depriving of food.
- (intransitive) To suffer severely because of lack of food or of not eating.
- (transitive, British, especially Yorkshire and Lancashire) To kill with cold; to (cause to) die from cold.
- (transitive) To kill or attempt to kill by depriving of food.
- (intransitive) To die because of lack of food or of not eating.
adj
adj
- (agriculture) Failing to sustain adequate harvests of crop, usually specified.
- [with with] Afflicted by (a specific condition, usually medical).
- In poor health; ill.
- (colloquial) Mentally unstable, disturbed.
- Having an urge to vomit.
- (slang) Very good, excellent, awesome, badass.
- [with of] Tired of or annoyed by (something that has lasted a long time or often recurs).
- In poor condition.
- (colloquial) In bad taste.
- having a strong distaste from surfeit
- feeling nausea; feeling about to vomit
- shockingly repellent; inspiring horror
- deeply affected by a strong feeling
- (of light) lacking in intensity or brightness; dim or feeble
- affected with madness or insanity
- affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function