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Meaning of "famishment" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FAMISHMENT

famishment  [ˈfæmɪʃmənt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FAMISHMENT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Famishment is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES FAMISHMENT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of famishment in the English dictionary

The definition of famishment in the dictionary is the state of being very hungry or starving.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FAMISHMENT


abolishment
əˈbɒlɪʃmənt
accomplishment
əˈkɒmplɪʃmənt
admonishment
ədˈmɒnɪʃmənt
astonishment
əˈstɒnɪʃmənt
banishment
ˈbænɪʃmənt
blemishment
ˈblemɪʃmənt
diminishment
dɪˈmɪnɪʃmənt
disestablishment
ˌdɪsɪsˈtæblɪʃmənt
embellishment
ɪmˈbɛlɪʃmənt
establishment
ɪˈstæblɪʃmənt
garnishment
ˈɡɑːnɪʃmənt
impoverishment
ɪmˈpɒvərɪʃmənt
nourishment
ˈnʌrɪʃmənt
punishment
ˈpʌnɪʃmənt
ravishment
ˈrævɪʃmənt
re-establishment
ˌriːɪsˈtæblɪʃmənt
refurbishment
riːˈfɜːbɪʃmənt
relinquishment
rɪˈlɪŋkwɪʃmənt
replenishment
rɪˈplenɪʃmənt
undernourishment
ˌʌndəˈnʌrɪʃmənt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FAMISHMENT

family planning
family planning clinic
family practice
family practitioner
family room
family skeleton
family support
family therapy
family tree
family unit
family values
family viewing
family way
family-minded
family-size packet
family-sized packet
famine
famish
famished
famous

WORDS THAT END LIKE FAMISHMENT

advertisement
anti-Establishment
attachment
bashment
capital punishment
catchment
corporal punishment
detachment
encashment
encroachment
enrichment
entrenchment
impeachment
parchment
reattachment
refreshment
research establishment
retrenchment
shower attachment
the Establishment
writ of attachment

Synonyms and antonyms of famishment in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «famishment» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FAMISHMENT

Find out the translation of famishment to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of famishment from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «famishment» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

famishment
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

famishment
570 millions of speakers

English

famishment
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

famishment
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

famishment
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Голодомора
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

famishment
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

famishment
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

famishment
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kebuluran
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

famishment
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

famishment
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

famishment
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Panganan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

famishment
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

famishment
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

घरे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

famishment
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

famishment
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

famishment
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Голодомору
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

famishment
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

famishment
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

famishment
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

famishment
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

famishment
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of famishment

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FAMISHMENT»

The term «famishment» is normally little used and occupies the 139.924 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FAMISHMENT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «famishment» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «famishment» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about famishment

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FAMISHMENT»

Discover the use of famishment in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to famishment and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Shakespearean Pragmatism: Market of His Time
Market of His Time Lars Engle. diating any desire for it or acceptance of its appropriateness. Coriolanus repeatedly announces and acts out his preference for death — often through a variety of kinds of "famishment" — to communal exchange.
Lars Engle, 1993
2
The Zohar
"Toward this site, one should demonstrate satisfaction and a radiant face." Toward the Other Side, when it prevails in the world, one should demonstrate famishment, for that rung is hungry, so it is fitting to show famishment, not satisfaction, ...
‎2005
3
Dictionnary of the English Language with Numerous ...
So sore was the famishment in the land. Gen. xlvii. 13. Mathewe's Trans. Laugh and be fat, sith all you touch is gold, Though that food your soul's famishment affords. Davits, Wit's Pilgrimage, sign. V. 2. b. Apicius, thou did'st on thy gut bestow ...
Samuel Johnson, 1827
4
Journey with Jesus Iii' 2004 Ed.
Capital. famishment. "It is the nature of every man to err, but only a fool perseveres in error. " Cicero. Rationale. As most dictionaries define it, capital punishment means "the infliction of death for certain crimes." These crimes are often called ...
Cortel, Et Al
5
A New and Improved Standard French and English and English ...
FAMILIARLY famll'jarle.orfV familierement. FAMILY famlle, ». famille ; espece, /. FAMINE fam'in, s. famine, disette, /. FAMISH famish, va. affamer. .FAMISHMENT famishment, s. famine,/. FAMOSITY famoslte, ». ceiebritiS, /. FAMOUS fii'mus, adj.
Alexander G. Collot, 1856
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A new universal etymological technological, and pronouncing ...
Famishment, fam'ish-ment, ». The pain of extreme hunger or thirst ; extreme want of sustenance. Famobity, fa-mos'e-te, #. Renown; celebrity. — Obsolete. Famous, fa'mus, a. (famotwi, Lat.) Celebrated in fame or public report ; renowned ; much ...
John Craig (F.G.S.), 1859
7
Starvation and the State: Famine, Slavery, and Power in ...
Rangasami demonstrates that famines have three distinct phases for victim communities—dearth, famishment, and morbidity. During the “dearth” phase, the victim community retains its cultural values despite increased need. The “ famishment” ...
Steven Serels, 2013
8
The New Famines: Why Famines Persist in an Era of Globalization
Rangasami (1993) takes this thinking further, and identifies athreephase 'famine process': 'dearth', or incipient famine; 'famishment', ormaturing famine;and fullblown 'famine'. Rangasami also suggests that indicesof 'dearth', 'famishment' and ...
Stephen Devereux, 2006
9
Human Rights, Suffering, and Aesthetics in Political Prison ...
The “post-famishment syndrome” is one kind of the “post-laogai syndrome” ( laogai houyizheng) which many inmates continued to suffer from even after their release.39 While Cong Weixi's memoir may be as “authentic” and true as he claims, ...
Yenna Wu, 2011
10
One-Minute Devotions for Couples
Yet, the right kind of famishment and thirstiness can become among the most satisfying experiences in life. Jesus said, “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst. . .for righteousness.” While the word righteousness can carry a variety of ...
Bob Moeller, Cheryl Moeller, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FAMISHMENT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term famishment is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Blood Blockade Battlefront
This causes Leo to go completely insane, ranting that they have all been condemned to "Divine Famishment" by the God of Chow because ... «Anime News Network, Jun 15»
2
Poem: Night in the House on Dawson Street, by Dermot Bolger
The cry of a mother afflicted by the famishment of her children;. The cry of a carriage driver, his whip spurring his master's horse;. Cries from ... «Irish Times, Jun 15»
3
The Buhari Nigeria needs (2)
... name of security votes in a country where mass famishment persists, Nigeria doesn't need someone with such a moral lacuna as President. «The Guardian Nigeria, Apr 15»
4
A game of cats and rats (and snakes): the politics of balancing Hong …
It's not, clearly, rats alone who should be vexed by this issue of optimal cat-famishment, then – but harmless things like shrews, endangered ... «South China Morning Post, Apr 15»
5
Akhil Sharma: 'I didn't know how to have an ordinary life'
I'd rather remain in a state of perpetual famishment. Because I recognise it – it's more comfortable.” So on Monday night, when he won the Folio ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Mar 15»
6
My Lord! This is sheer injustice
... couldn't get married, small children were thrown out of schools as they could not pay fees, so much so that they are living in famishment”. «The News International, Oct 14»
7
Fit for a Duchess: Exquisite English Afternoon Tea
To remedy famishment of appetite and spirit, the duchess expanded the menu and extended the venue to aristocratic ladies like herself. «The Epoch Times, Aug 14»
8
Ikea Plans to Sell 'Green' Meatballs—the Good Kind of Green
... wandering the labyrinthine layout of an Ikea, dead-ending with an increasing level of frustration and famishment at yet another oversize bin of ... «TakePart, May 14»
9
Chronic famishment
Among the features that sully India's “growth story” is the persistence and possible worsening of malnutrition in the country. The subsistence ... «The Hindu, Feb 12»
10
Oh, No He Didn't! Karl Lagerfeld Calls Adele Fat
It's a weight standard somewhere between anemia and famishment, just right for the mannequin clothes designers make. So, it's really no ... «Daily Gossip, Feb 12»

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« EDUCALINGO. Famishment [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/famishment>. Apr 2024 ».
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