famine
Meaning
- (uncountable) Extreme shortage of food in a region.
- (countable) A period of extreme shortage of food in a region.
- (countable, dated, uncountable) Starvation or malnutrition.
- (countable, uncountable) Severe shortage or lack of something.
Synonyms
food shortage
die of hunger
destitution
shortage of food
poor crops
extreme dearth
acute shortage
great famine
crop failure
hunger-strike
Translations
famine
Hungersnot
hambre
carestia
fome
hongersnood
λιμός
açlık
famesFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈfæmɪn/
Etymology
In summary
Borrowed from Middle French famine, itself from the root of Latin fames. Cognate with Spanish hambruna (“famine”).
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