famishment

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

famishment
    n 1: a state of extreme hunger resulting from lack of essential
         nutrients over a prolonged period [syn: {starvation},
         {famishment}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Famishment \Fam"ish*ment\, n.
   State of being famished.
   [1913 Webster]

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