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famishment

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10 lettersPronunciation /ˈfæmɪʃmənt/Part of speech nounSorted aefhimmnstStarts with FEnds with T0 clues
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Definitions

  1. a state of extreme hunger resulting from lack of essential nutrients over a prolonged period

Word origin

From famish + -ment.

Used in a sentence

  • Sith you will not attend true Wisedoms Words, Laugh and bee fatt, sith al you touch is Gold, Though that foode your Soules famishment affordes.
  • […] among the French planters, the slaves are in a condition of almost utter famishment during the great portion of the year.
  • As the young Cuban tasted his flesh, his tropical appetite long depressed by the North American dryness suddenly revived, and brought to his mind the thought of his long famishment.

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