Synonyms for starvation
stɑrˈveɪ ʃənstar·va·tion

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1. starvation, famishmentnoun

   a state of extreme hunger resulting from lack of essential nutrients over a prolonged period

   Synonyms:
   famishment, starving

2. starvation, starvingnoun

   the act of depriving of food or subjecting to famine

   "the besiegers used starvation to induce surrender"; "they were charged with the starvation of children in their care"

   Synonyms:
   famishment, starving

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1. starvationnoun

   Synonyms:
   famishment

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1. starvationnoun

   Synonyms:
   famishment

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1. List of paraphrases for "starvation":

   famine, hunger, fasting, hungry, fame, hambre, lakota, deprivation, starve

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1. David Beasley:

   Because of Covid, conflict, economic deterioration, the numbers of people marching to the brink of starvation has spiked to now about 13 to 14 million people.

2. The Taliban:

   We are requesting them to unfreeze Afghan assets and not punish ordinary Afghans because of the political discourse, because of the starvation, because of the deadly winter, I think it’s time for the international community to support Afghans, not punish them because of their political disputes.

3. Eric Hoffer:

   The poor on the borderline of starvation live purposeful lives. To be engaged in a desperate struggle for food and shelter is to be wholly free from a sense of futility.

4. George Orwell:

   The war is not meant to be won, it is meant to be continuous. Hierarchical society is only possible on the basis of poverty and ignorance. This new version is the past and no different past can ever have existed. In principle the war effort is always planned to keep society on the brink of starvation. The war is waged by the ruling group against its own subjects and its object is not the victory over either Eurasia or East Asia, but to keep the very structure of society intact.

5. Ro Khanna:

   It's about time. After more than three years of war, thousands dead, millions on the brink of starvation, and growing pressure from Congress, the Trump Administration is finally calling for an end to the Saudi-led war in Yemen, we have tremendous leverage over the Saudi-led coalition and should demand this Administration do all in their power to bring both sides to the peace table and end the war.