INANITION Synonyms
There are 2 hypernyms of the word inanition. (close relations)
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atrophy | nounn | |||||||
noun • a decrease in size of an organ caused by disease or disuse • any weakening or degeneration (especially through lack of use) verb • undergo atrophy | ||||||||
depletion | nounn | |||||||
noun • the act of decreasing something markedly • the state of being depleted | ||||||||
emaciation | nounn | |||||||
noun • extreme leanness (usually caused by starvation or disease) | ||||||||
exhaustion | nounn | |||||||
noun • extreme fatigue • serious weakening and loss of energy • the act of exhausting something entirely | ||||||||
famine | nounn | |||||||
noun • an acute insufficiency • a severe shortage of food (as through crop failure) resulting in violent hunger and starvation and death | ||||||||
starvation | nounn | |||||||
noun • a state of extreme hunger resulting from lack of essential nutrients over a prolonged period • the act of depriving of food or subjecting to famine | ||||||||
wasting | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
noun • any general reduction in vitality and strength of body and mind resulting from a debilitating chronic disease • a decrease in size of an organ caused by disease or disuse | ||||||||
emptiness | nounn | |||||||
noun • the state of containing nothing • having an empty stomach • an empty area or space • the quality of being valueless or futile | ||||||||
emptying | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the act of removing the contents of something | ||||||||
lassitude | nounn | |||||||
noun • a state of comatose torpor (as found in sleeping sickness) • a feeling of lack of interest or energy • weakness characterized by a lack of vitality or energy | ||||||||
lethargy | nounn | |||||||
noun • a state of comatose torpor (as found in sleeping sickness) • weakness characterized by a lack of vitality or energy • inactivity; showing an unusual lack of energy | ||||||||
slackness | nounn | |||||||
noun • weakness characterized by a lack of vitality or energy • the quality of being loose (not taut) • the quality of being lax and neglectful |