starvation

noun

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

Similar word(s): famishment

Definition categories: state, hunger, hungriness

2. the act of depriving of food or subjecting to famine

- the besiegers used starvation to induce surrender

- they were charged with the starvation of children in their care

Similar word(s): starving

Definition categories: act, deprivation, privation