Deficiency and Starvation

Deficiency

Deficiency noun - A falling short of an essential or desirable amount or number.

Starvation and deficiency are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Starvation" instead a noun "Deficiency".

Nearby Words: deficient, deficit, deficiently

Starvation

Starvation noun - The act of depriving of food or subjecting to famine.
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Synonyms for Starvation

Deficiency and starvation are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Deficiency" instead a noun "Starvation".

Nearby Words: starve, starved, starving

How words are described

actual actual deficiency actual starvation
severe severe deficiency severe starvation
massive massive deficiency massive starvation
partial partial deficiency partial starvation
Other adjectives: magical.
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