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famishment

famishment

9.9
Very strong hunger for a long time that makes people very weak
  • noun
  • /ˈfæmɪʃmənt/
  • Archaic
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  • Many villagers suffered famishment after the drought destroyed their crops.

Examples

  • The explorers faced near famishment before they were finally rescued.

  • During the siege, reports of famishment spread throughout the city.

  • The village suffered from famishment due to the drought.

  • Many people faced famishment during the war.

  • The villagers experienced severe famishment as food supplies dwindled during the harsh winter.

  • After weeks without adequate food, the refugees were in a state of famishment.

  • Reports of famishment in the remote areas prompted aid organizations to send supplies quickly.

Synonyms

hunger
vsfamishment
266 1.0

A feeling of weakness and discomfort when you need food

describes a severe, prolonged lack of food that causes suffering
starvation
vsfamishment
83 4.7

A very strong hunger that happens when someone has no food for a long time

emphasizes the person's suffering from that prolonged food shortage
hungriness
vsfamishment
1.0

A strong need for food that makes you want to eat

denotes severe, prolonged lack of food causing suffering

Antonyms

abundance
91 3.3

A large amount of something, more than you need

satiation
1 6.6

A feeling of being full after eating enough food

How Hungry

starvation
83 4.7
famishment
  • Archaic
9.9
hunger
266 1.0

Surface Forms

faminishment singular
faminishments plural

Morphology

famishment = famish (transparent) = famish + ment

Built regularly from the verb 'famish' + the nominalizing suffix '-ment', producing 'the state of suffering from hunger', which a learner who knows 'famish' can derive.

Etymology

Famishment comes from the Latin word fames, which means 'hunger'. It is the same root as famine and the verb famish, so famishment means the state of extreme hunger or starvation.