THE IRISH FAMINE Synonyms
There is 1 hypernym of the phrase the irish famine. (close relations)
Definition of THE IRISH FAMINE
Best Alternative Words for THE IRISH FAMINE
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dearth | nounn | |||||||
noun • an acute insufficiency • an insufficient quantity or number | ||||||||
deprivation | nounn | |||||||
noun • a state of extreme poverty • the disadvantage that results from losing something • act of depriving someone of food or money or rights | ||||||||
famine | nounn | |||||||
noun • an acute insufficiency • a severe shortage of food (as through crop failure) resulting in violent hunger and starvation and death | ||||||||
hunger | nounn | |||||||
noun • a physiological need for food; the consequence of food deprivation • strong desire for something (not food or drink) verb • feel the need to eat • have a craving, appetite, or great desire for • be hungry; go without food | ||||||||
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 hunger | 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) |