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famine    音标拼音: [f'æmən]
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famine
n 1: an acute insufficiency [synonym: {dearth}, {famine},
{shortage}]
2: a severe shortage of food (as through crop failure) resulting
in violent hunger and starvation and death

Famine \Fam"ine\, n. [F. famine, fr. L. fames hunger; cf. Gr.
????? want, need, Skr. h[=a]ni loss, lack, h[=a] to leave.]
General scarcity of food; dearth; a want of provisions;
destitution. "Worn with famine." --Milton.
[1913 Webster]

There was a famine in the land. --Gen. xxvi.
1.
[1913 Webster]

{Famine fever} (Med.), typhus fever.
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42 Moby Thesaurus words for "famine":
absence, aridity, barrenness, beggary, birth control,
contraception, dearth, defectiveness, deficiency, deficit,
deprivation, destitution, drought, dry womb, dryness, exiguity,
family planning, imperfection, impotence, impoverishment,
incompleteness, ineffectualness, infecundity, infertility, lack,
need, omission, paucity, planned parenthood, scarcity, shortage,
shortcoming, shortfall, starvation, sterileness, sterility,
unfertileness, unfruitfulness, unproductiveness, want, wantage,
withered loins


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  • Famine - Wikipedia
    Every inhabited continent in the world has experienced a period of famine throughout history During the 19th and 20th centuries, Southeast and South Asia, as well as Eastern and Central Europe, suffered the greatest number of fatalities due to famine
  • Famine | Definition, Causes, Facts | Britannica
    Famine, severe and prolonged hunger in a substantial proportion of the population of a region or country, resulting in malnutrition and starvation Famines usually last for a limited time, ranging from a few months to a few years, and can result in death by starvation and disease
  • Understanding famine: what it is, how you can act
    Famine is rare, predictable and – with the right resources, political will and action – preventable Vulnerable population groups such as young children, pregnant and nursing women and displaced people are most at risk of hunger emergencies Once a famine is declared, many people have already died of starvation, and it’s hard to slow it down
  • Explainer: What is famine? - UN News
    Famine is essentially a technical term, referring to a population that faces widespread malnutrition and hunger-related deaths due to a lack of access to food “We say there is a famine when
  • What is famine? Causes and effects and how to stop it | Oxfam
    Famine is “an extreme crisis of access to adequate food ” Visible in “widespread malnutrition” and “loss of life due to starvation and infectious disease,” famine robs people of their dignity, equality, and for some—their lives
  • Famines - Our World in Data
    A famine is an episode of mass mortality due to mass starvation, which is the destruction, deprivation, or loss of objects and activities required for survival 1 These crisis characteristics distinguish it from persistent malnutrition, which we discuss on another topic page
  • Famine | Definition, causes and facts - USA for UNHCR
    Famine is a situation in which a substantial proportion of the population of a country or region are unable to access adequate food, resulting in widespread acute malnutrition and loss of life by starvation and disease
  • What is famine? Famine: meaning, causes and how to stop it
    Famine is a severe, deadly hunger crisis—but it’s predictable, and preventable Conflict, climate shocks like drought, rising food prices, and a lack of aid funding drive famine
  • What is Famine? - Understanding Defining Famine | Action Against Hunger
    A famine is a catastrophic hunger crisis Learn about famine and how Action Against Hunger works to prevent and reduce severe hunger crises
  • Famine: Causes, Effects, and Remedies - Geographic Book
    Famine remains one of the most devastating humanitarian crises, but it is not inevitable While natural disasters like droughts and floods may trigger food shortages, political mismanagement, economic inequality, and social unrest are often the underlying causes





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