About The Word Starvation
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Starvation
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What's The Definition Of Starvation?
[n] the act of depriving of food or subjecting to famine; "the beseigers used starvation to induce surrender"; "they were charged with the starvation of children in their care"
[n] a state of extreme hunger resulting from lack of essential nutrients over a prolonged period Synonyms | Synonyms for Starvation: famishment | starving Related Terms | Find terms related to Starvation: See Also | deprivation | hunger | hungriness | privation Starvation In Webster's Dictionary \Star*va"tion\, n.
The act of starving, or the state of being starved.
Note: This word was first used, according to Horace Walpole,
by Henry Dundas, the first Lord Melville, in a speech
on American affairs in 1775, which obtained for him the
nickname of Starvation Dundas. ``Starvation, we are
also told, belongs to the class of 'vile compounds'
from being a mongrel; as if English were not full of
mongrels, and if it would not be in distressing straits
without them.'' --Fitzed. Hall.
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