A state of extreme hunger resulting from lack of essential nutrients over a prolonged period - famishment [archaic]
The act of depriving of food or subjecting to famine "the besiegers used starvation to induce surrender"; "they were charged with the starvation of children in their care" - starving
Derived forms: starvations
See also: starve
Type of: deprivation, hunger, hungriness, privation