STARVATION Synonyms: 33 Similar and Opposite Words

starvation

noun

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 The takeaway, Arman suggests, is that starvation brought on by a changing climate may not have wiped out all those kangaroos. —

Ari Daniel, NPR, 12 Jan. 2025 Wildlife in the ocean, from sea turtles to whales, often mistake plastic debris for food, leading to ingestion that can block digestive tracts or cause starvation. —

David Carlin, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024 Joshua Zeman’s documentary chronicles the courageous efforts to save them, first from starvation, then via transport to new homes. —

Dennis Harvey, Variety, 8 Jan. 2025 The violence has killed at least 60,000 people, according to a report issued in November by the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine's Sudan Research Group, and more than half the country faces starvation. —

Maria Isabel Barros Guinle, NPR, 7 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for starvation

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Americans responded to the cries of hunger in Ethiopia.

— William Lambers, Hartford Courant, 19 Jan. 2025
His season began with promise with a double feature race victory in Bahrain, showing strong pace and a lot of hunger.

— Kanzah Maktoum, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025