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English to English noun
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a state of extreme hunger resulting from lack of essential nutrients over a prolonged period |  | source: wordnet30
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the act of depriving of food or subjecting to famine | | Example: the besiegers used starvation to induce surrender
they were charged with the starvation of children in their care
source: wordnet30
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The act of starving, or the state of being starved. | | source: webster1913
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