Synonyms: starvation, starving
Definition: the act of depriving of food or subjecting to famine
Usage: the besiegers used starvation to induce surrender; they were charged with the starvation of children in their care
Similar words: privation, deprivation
Definition: act of depriving someone of food or money or rights
Usage: nutritional privation; deprivation of civil rights
Definition: suffering from lack of food
Similar words: malnourished
Definition: not being provided with adequate nourishment