STARVATION Synonyms: 33 Similar and Opposite Words

starvation

noun

Definition of starvation

as in hunger

suffering or death caused by having nothing to eat or not enough to eat; the condition of someone who is starving The famine brought mass starvation. Millions of people face starvation every day. They died from starvation.

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Recent Examples of starvation After three months of mandatory surgeries, dental work, starvation, and squats, the contestants see their reflections for the first time during a dramatic onscreen reveal. — Jolene Edgar, Allure, 2 Oct. 2026 An autopsy found that Jacqueline died of fatal child abuse with starvation. — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 1 Oct. 2026 Books and stationary, burned for fuel in times of starvation and now subject to Israeli import restrictions, remain in desperately short supply. — Ghada Abdulfattah, Christian Science Monitor, 25 Sep. 2026 For the dinosaurs that survived the initial blast, the world became an unforgiving wilderness of starvation and severe climate shifts. — Kevin Brown, Forbes.com, 24 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for starvation

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Johnson, for instance, says the firm’s research with the the Immersive Experience Institute has shown a hunger in younger generations to embrace spaces such as the Rainforest Cafe.

— Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026
The brothers operate Feed A Family, a program that fights hunger and food insecurity in Mexico.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of hunger

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By century’s end, however, the specter of famine had largely receded (aside from tragedies of war and misgovernment, no small caveat).

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2026
Eritrean troops fought alongside Ethiopian forces during the 2020-22 war, which caused about 500,000 civilian deaths through violence, famine and collapsed health services, according to researchers at Ghent University in Belgium.

— Khaled Kazziha, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of famine

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Runa’s death was attributed to malnutrition due to an eating disorder.

— Hanako Montgomery, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026
Essence Gill-Harris died on March 3 from acute and chronic neglect, including malnutrition and dehydration, according to the city Medical Examiner.

— Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of malnutrition

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