THE GREAT HUNGER Synonyms
There are 4 hypernyms of the phrase the great hunger. (close relations)
Definition of THE GREAT HUNGER
Best Alternative Words for THE GREAT HUNGER
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dearth | nounn | |||||||
noun • an acute insufficiency • an insufficient quantity or number | ||||||||
famine | nounn | |||||||
noun • an acute insufficiency • a severe shortage of food (as through crop failure) resulting in violent hunger and starvation and death | ||||||||
scarcity | nounn | |||||||
noun • a small and inadequate amount | ||||||||
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 | ||||||||
the great calamity | nounn | |||||||
noun • a famine in Ireland resulting from a potato blight; between 1846 and 1851 a million people starved to death and 1.6 million emigrated (most to America) | ||||||||
the great starvation | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • a famine in Ireland resulting from a potato blight; between 1846 and 1851 a million people starved to death and 1.6 million emigrated (most to America) | ||||||||
the irish famine | nounn | |||||||
noun • a famine in Ireland resulting from a potato blight; between 1846 and 1851 a million people starved to death and 1.6 million emigrated (most to America) |