| / English Dictionary |
FAMISHMENT
| Pronunciation (US): |  | (GB): | |
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A state of extreme hunger resulting from lack of essential nutrients over a prolonged period
Synonyms:
famishment; starvation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("famishment" is a kind of...):
hunger; hungriness (a physiological need for food; the consequence of food deprivation)
YOU MAY ALSO LIKE
