English words for 'A state of partial starvation.'
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noun
- A condition of severe suffering due to a lack of nutrition.
- a state of extreme hunger resulting from lack of essential nutrients over a prolonged period
- the act of depriving of food or subjecting to famine
- (computer science) A state where a process is perpetually denied necessary resources to process its work.
- (figurative) Severe shortage of resources.
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verb
- die of food deprivation
- (intransitive) To die of hunger; to starve to death.
- deprive of food
- be hungry; go without food
- (intransitive) To suffer extremity from deprivation of anything essential or necessary.
- (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 force, control, or constrain by famine.
- (transitive) To exhaust the strength or endurance of, by hunger; to cause to be very hungry.
verb
- die of food deprivation
- (intransitive) To die because of lack of food or of not eating.
- (intransitive) To suffer severely because of lack of food or of not eating.
- (transitive) To make suffer severely by depriving of food.
- 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, 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.
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verb
noun
- exhaustion resulting from lack of food
- (medicine) A state of advanced lack of adequate nutrition, food, or water or a physiological inability to utilize them, with resulting weakness.
- weakness characterized by a lack of vitality or energy
- The act of removing the contents of something; the state of being empty.
- (philosophy) A spiritual emptiness or lack of purpose or will to live, akin to nausea in existentialist philosophy.
noun
- extreme malnutrition and emaciation (especially in children); can result from inadequate intake of food or from malabsorption or metabolic disorders
- (medicine) A condition of chronic undernourishment especially in children, caused by a diet deficient in calories or the inability to digest protein and presenting as a severe loss of body weight.
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adj
noun
verb
noun
noun
- A condition of severe suffering due to a lack of nutrition.
- a state of extreme hunger resulting from lack of essential nutrients over a prolonged period
- the act of depriving of food or subjecting to famine
- (computer science) A state where a process is perpetually denied necessary resources to process its work.
- (figurative) Severe shortage of resources.
noun
noun
verb
noun
- exhaustion resulting from lack of food
- (medicine) A state of advanced lack of adequate nutrition, food, or water or a physiological inability to utilize them, with resulting weakness.
- weakness characterized by a lack of vitality or energy
- The act of removing the contents of something; the state of being empty.
- (philosophy) A spiritual emptiness or lack of purpose or will to live, akin to nausea in existentialist philosophy.
noun
- extreme malnutrition and emaciation (especially in children); can result from inadequate intake of food or from malabsorption or metabolic disorders
- (medicine) A condition of chronic undernourishment especially in children, caused by a diet deficient in calories or the inability to digest protein and presenting as a severe loss of body weight.
noun
verb
- die of food deprivation
- (intransitive) To die of hunger; to starve to death.
- deprive of food
- be hungry; go without food
- (intransitive) To suffer extremity from deprivation of anything essential or necessary.
- (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 force, control, or constrain by famine.
- (transitive) To exhaust the strength or endurance of, by hunger; to cause to be very hungry.
verb
- die of food deprivation
- (intransitive) To die because of lack of food or of not eating.
- (intransitive) To suffer severely because of lack of food or of not eating.
- (transitive) To make suffer severely by depriving of food.
- 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, 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.