inanition
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əˈnɪʃ noun
1.
exhaustion from lack of nourishment; starvation.
2.
lack of vigor; lethargy.
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| —n | |
| 1. | exhaustion resulting from lack of food |
| 2. | mental, social, or spiritual weakness or lassitude |
| [C14: from Late Latin inānītio emptiness, from Latin inānis empty; see | |
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Medical Dictionary
inanition in·a·ni·tion (ĭn'ə-nĭsh'ən)
n.
Exhaustion, as from lack of nourishment or vitality.
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Example sentences
Inanition, stress and immunity in the expression of salmonellosis in the live sheep export industry.
Bowers takes particular pride in the ser- films on the topic should be outlawed, for fear of public inanition.
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