starvation

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/stɑːrˈveɪʃən/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/stɑrˈveɪʃən/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(stär vā′shən)

Collocations for "starvation"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "starvation" in context.

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starvation

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
n
  1. (mass) starvation in [the war zone, concentration camps]
  2. [alleviate, fight, combat] starvation
  3. caused the starvation of [hundreds]
  4. starvation and [dehydration, malnutrition, disease]
  5. eliminate childhood starvation
  6. are facing starvation
  7. are on the [verge, edge] of starvation
  8. oxygen starvation
  9. died [of, from] starvation
  10. the pain of starvation
  11. is dying of starvation
n as adj
  1. starvation [wages, deaths, conditions]
  2. are at the starvation [limit, point]
'starvation' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
pain - risk - subject - undergo

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