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famine

/ famine /
noun

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
a severe shortage of food (as through crop failure) resulting in violent hunger and starvation and death
Type of:
calamity catastrophe disaster
Kinds of:
the Irish Famine the Great Hunger the Great Starvation the Great Calamity
noun Sense 2
an acute insufficiency
Type of:
lack deficiency want
Semantic Complexity
62%
Sense Count
2
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
10
Times Searched
19
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calamity catastrophe disaster the Irish Famine the Great Hunger the Great Starvation the Great Calamity lack deficiency want