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Meanings of starvation in английском
Long deficiencies of calories/nutriants cause grave morbidity, finally horrific death.
Related terms
португальский
morte pela fome A state of extreme hunger resulting from lack of essential nutrients over a prolonged period.
Synonyms
Examples for "starving"
Examples for "starving"
1
It's far more likely that it is starving due to health issues.
2
The ones who've been starving inside for fifteen years, they're the problem.
3
Start with starving kids in Gaza and basic humanity points the way.
4
I've slept right through the late afternoon and night, and I'm starving.
5
In particular, 4 million people are starving in the Horn of Africa.
Usage of starvation in английском
1
However, the mechanisms controlling neuronal autophagy during starvation remain far from clear.
2
To date, no international court has prosecuted a case of starvation crimes.
3
As with the heart, it's possible that oxygen starvation is the problem.
4
But starvation, a result of chronic mismanagement and natural disasters, changed that.
5
Police believe he eventually died of starvation in August, the paper reported.
6
Relief workers have reported 32 deaths from starvation in the past month.
7
In good times they feast; in bad times they die of starvation.
8
It was a life of hardship; of social starvation almost like exile.
9
Many died of starvation during the so-called three years of natural disasters.
10
In the race between the ankle and starvation, the ankle had won.
11
They faced dusty winds, power starvation and other challenges -and survived.
12
We were always on the verge of starvation; our sufferings were terrible.
13
Food was scarce in Santiago; there would soon be danger of starvation.
14
The Swedes were the first to yield in this game of starvation.
15
Perhaps she had more insight into the starvation process than the others.
16
About 40 of the animals had already died from dehydration and starvation.
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Starvation through the time
Starvation across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
Ireland
Common
United States of America
Common