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Definition of "starvation" []

  • The act or process of starving. (noun)
  • The condition of being starved. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "starvation" in a sentence
  • "Over 50,000 have been compell 'd to die the death of starvation -- reader, did you ever try to realize what _starvation_ actually is?"
  • "The only way to stop cycles of abundance to starvation is to bring in MANAGEMENT (hunters)."
  • "A system where you can eat as much bread as you want for three days is what you call a starvation policy?"