Added 10 October 2026 starvation /stɑɹˈveɪʃən/ noun Categories: Describing WordsActionsUncommon Words In Latin: inēdia Wiktionary noun ! Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about starvation at Wordnik → Where our words come from → A condition of severe suffering due to a lack of nutrition. Severe shortage of resources. A state where a process is perpetually denied necessary resources to process its work. Related Words: starvingfamishmentstarvefaminehungerhungrydepletionmalnutritionmiserymalnourishmentundernourishmentscarcity Back to today's word