inanition – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
inanition
n.
weakness caused by hunger; emptiness; lifelessness; lack of energy
Starvation
Starvation is a severe deficiency in caloric
energy intake needed to maintain human life. It is the most extreme form of
malnutrition. In humans, prolonged starvation can cause permanent
organ damage and eventually,
death. The term
inanition refers to the symptoms and effects of starvation. Starvation may also be used as a means of
torture or
execution.
inanition
Noun
1. weakness characterized by a lack of vitality or energy
(synonym) lassitude, lethargy
(hypernym) weakness
2. exhaustion resulting from lack of food
(hypernym) exhaustion
inanition
nf.
inanition, starving
Inanition
(n.)
The condition of being inane; emptiness; want of fullness, as in the vessels of the body; hence, specifically, exhaustion from want of food, either from partial or complete starvation, or from a disorder of the digestive apparatus, producing the same result.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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