inanition
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in·a·ni·tion 
[in-uh-nish-uhn] Pronunciation Key
[in-uh-nish-uhn] Pronunciation Key –noun
| 1. | exhaustion from lack of nourishment; starvation. |
| 2. | lack of vigor; lethargy. |
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| in·a·ni·tion
(ĭn'ə-nĭsh'ən) Pronunciation Key
n.
[Middle English inanisioun, emptiness, from Old French inanicion, exhaustion from hunger, from Late Latin inānītiō, inānītiōn-, emptiness, from inānītus, past participle of inānīre, to make empty, from Latin inānis, empty.] |
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| inanition | |
noun | |
| 1. | weakness characterized by a lack of vitality or energy |
| 2. | exhaustion resulting from lack of food |
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inanition in·a·ni·tion (ĭn'ə-nĭsh'ən)
n.
Exhaustion, as from lack of nourishment or vitality.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Inanition
In`a*ni"tion\, n. [F. inanition, L. inanitio emptiness, fr. inanire to empty, fr. inanis empty. Cf. Inane.] The condition of being inane; emptiness; want of fullness, as in the vessels of the body; hence, specifically, exhaustion from want of food, either from partial or complete starvation, or from a disorder of the digestive apparatus, producing the same result. Feeble from inanition, inert from weariness. --Landor. Repletion and inanition may both do harm in two contrary extremes. --Burton.
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