starvation

star·va·tion  (stär-vshn)

n.

1. The act or process of starving.

2. The condition of being starved.

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starvation [stɑːˈveɪʃən]

n

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

b.  (as modifier) a starvation diet starvation wages

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	starvation - a state of extreme hunger resulting from lack of essential nutrients over a prolonged period famishment hunger, hungriness - a physiological need for food; the consequence of food deprivation
	2.	starvation - 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" starving privation, deprivation - act of depriving someone of food or money or rights; "nutritional privation"; "deprivation of civil rights"

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starvation

noun lack of food, famine, malnourishment, food deprivation Over three hundred people had died of starvation.

Translations

starvation [stɑːˈveɪʃən]

A. N → hambre f, inanición f, hambruna f (LAm) (fig) → privación f
to die of starvation → morir de hambre
they are threatened with starvation → les amenaza el hambre
fuel starvation (Tech) → agotamiento m del combustible

B. CPD starvation diet N → régimen m de hambre
starvation wages NPL → sueldo m de hambre

starvation [stɑː^rˈveɪʃ^ən] n → famine f
to die of starvation, to die from starvation → mourir de faim

starvation

n (act) → Hungern nt; (of besieged people) → Aushungern nt; (= condition) → Hunger m; to die of starvation → verhungern, hungers or den Hungertod sterben (geh); to live on a starvation diet → Hunger leiden; the prisoners were kept on a starvation diet for months → man ließ die Gefangenen monatelang fast verhungern; to go on a starvation diet (hum) → eine Hungerkur machen; starvation wages → Hungerlohn m, → Hungerlöhne pl

starvation [stɑːˈveɪʃ/ən] n → inedia, fame f
to die of starvation → morire d'inedia
it might be fuel starvation (Tech) → potrebbe essere un problema di alimentazione del carburante