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Definition of Famishment
1. Noun. A state of extreme hunger resulting from lack of essential nutrients over a prolonged period.
Definition of Famishment
1. n. State of being famished.
Definition of Famishment
1. Noun. Starvation; the fact or process of being famished. ¹
2. Noun. (obsolete) Famine. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Famishment
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Famishment
Literary usage of Famishment
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Reliques of Ancient English Poetry: Consisting of Old Heroic Ballads, Songs edited by Thomas Percy (1900)
"... and enters where appeares 175 The strangest object that he ever saw, Men that
with famishment of many years Were like ..."
2. Notes and Queries by Martim de Albuquerque (1862)
"... in these words : — " During the siege of this city (Leyden), which held even
almost to the famishment of many, they made money of paper, ..."
3. Collections by Massachusetts Historical Society (1846)
"... and then to be sure they had Land enough, others fearing poverty, and famishment,
supposing the present scarcity would never be turned into plenty, ..."
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