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Meaning of "inanition" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD INANITION

From Late Latin inānītio emptiness, from Latin inānis empty.
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PRONUNCIATION OF INANITION

inanition  [ˌɪnəˈnɪʃən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF INANITION

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Inanition 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 INANITION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

inanition

Starvation

Starvation is a severe deficiency in caloric energy intake. It is the most extreme form of malnutrition. In humans, prolonged starvation can cause permanent organ damage and eventually, death. The term inanition refers to the symptoms and effects of starvation. According to the World Health Organization, hunger is the single gravest threat to the world's public health. The WHO also states that malnutrition is by far the biggest contributor to child mortality, present in half of all cases. Undernutrition is a contributory factor in the death of 3.1 million children under five every year. Figures on actual starvation are difficult to come by, but according to the Food and Agriculture Organization, the less severe condition of undernourishment currently affects about 842 million people, or about one in eight people in the world population. The bloated stomach, as seen in the picture to the right, represents a form of malnutrition called kwashiorkor which is caused by insufficient protein despite a sufficient caloric intake. Children are more vulnerable to kwashiorkor whose advanced symptoms include weight loss and muscle wasting.

Definition of inanition in the English dictionary

The definition of inanition in the dictionary is exhaustion resulting from lack of food. Other definition of inanition is mental, social, or spiritual weakness or lassitude.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH INANITION


admonition
ˌædməˈnɪʃən
ammunition
ˌæmjʊˈnɪʃən
clinician
klɪˈnɪʃən
cognition
kɒɡˈnɪʃən
definition
ˌdɛfɪˈnɪʃən
evanition
ˌɛvəˈnɪʃən
high-definition
ˌhaɪdefɪˈnɪʃən
ignition
ɪɡˈnɪʃən
lenition
ləˈnɪʃən
mechanician
ˌmɛkəˈnɪʃən
metacognition
ˌmɛtəkɒɡˈnɪʃən
monition
məʊˈnɪʃən
munition
mjuːˈnɪʃən
preadmonition
ˌpriːædməˈnɪʃən
precognition
ˌpriːkɒɡˈnɪʃən
premonition
ˌprɛməˈnɪʃən
punition
pjuːˈnɪʃən
recognition
ˌrɛkəɡˈnɪʃən
redefinition
ˌriːdefɪˈnɪʃən
technician
tɛkˈnɪʃən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE INANITION

inamorato
inane
inanely
inaneness
inanga
inanimate
inanimately
inanimateness
inanimation
inanities
inanity
inapparent
inapparently
inappeasable
inappellable
inappetence
inappetency
inappetent
inapplicability
inapplicable

WORDS THAT END LIKE INANITION

accreditation
acquisition
addition
audition
competition
composition
condition
disposition
edition
exhibition
expedition
exposition
in a position
in addition
in mint condition
limited edition
nutrition
opposition
position
tradition
transition

Synonyms and antonyms of inanition in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «inanition» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF INANITION

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

Translator English - Chinese

空洞
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

inanición
570 millions of speakers

English

inanition
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बकवाद
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المسغبة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

истощение
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

inanição
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

শূন্যতাপ্রাপ্তি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

inanition
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Inanition
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Auszehrung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

飢餓
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

공허
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Inanisi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

không có sinh lực
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

உணவு இல்லாத்தால் ஏற்படும் பலவீனம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

प्रवेश
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

zafiyet
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

inanizione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wyniszczenie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

виснаження
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

inaniție
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κενότητα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

uitputting
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

utmattat
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

inanition
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of inanition

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «INANITION»

The term «inanition» is normally little used and occupies the 147.558 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «INANITION» OVER TIME

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

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QUOTES WITH «INANITION»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word inanition.
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Boris Johnson
The Lib Dems are not just empty. They are a void within a vacuum surrounded by a vast inanition.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «INANITION»

Discover the use of inanition in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to inanition and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Cincinnati Lancet and Clinic
Three Cases of Inanition. By Theo. L. Hatch, M.D., Owatonna, Minn. I have recently had an interesting experience with three cases of inanition in infants, and as weak stomachs in babies are so often the subject of the medical man's attention, ...
‎1835
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The Influence of Inanition on Metabolism
This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.
Francis Gano Benedict, 2010
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Hygienic System Vol. III - Fasting and Sunbathing
Morgulis says: "It has been repeatedly emphasized that just as soon as an animal , which through acute or any other form of inanition lost weight, is given proper nourishment, it commences to grow at a spectacular rate and in a comparatively ...
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Dr. Shelton's Hygienic Review
D., Professor and Director of the Department of Anatomy, I'nivcisity of Minnesota, says: "Like lie skeleton, the teeth appear very' resistant to inanition, * * * In total inanition, ur on u;iter alone, the teeth in adults show no appreciable change in ...
Herbert M. Shelton, 1996
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Managing the Prenatal Environment to Enhance Livestock ...
Yorkshire gilts were given water only (0 MJ/day, inanition) beginning 10 days before mating and continuing for varying periods after mating. The uterus and conceptuses were recovered by hysterectomy in the experimental animals and full-diet ...
Paul L. Greenwood, 2010
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VITAMINS AND HORMONES
Cortisone and 1-dehydrocortisone in large doses (5-10 mg. per kilogram per day) had little effect on the plasma cholesterol of dogs (Bossak et al., 1956), while the severe stress of inanition with all its attendant complications reduced the ...
Robert Samuel Harris, G. F. Marrian, Kenneth Vivian Thimann, 1958
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Food Losses Due to Non-infectious and Production Diseases in ...
Sub-Category: General Nutritional Deficiencies Disease: Inanition Species Affected: Sheep Region: Antipodes Country: Australia Reference: Richards et al. (1989) Population Studied: 950 terminally ill or dead sheep during exportation Type of ...
‎1993
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Pathology of the Lung
The first topic to be dealt with will be the effect of starvation or inanition on lung growth. Although almost nothing is known about the effect of starvation on human lung growth, it is a relevant topic to many of the subsequent ones described later.
William M. Thurlbeck, Andrew Churg, 1995
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A study of prolonged fasting
Interesting, also, in view of the findings in some of the cases of inanition quoted above, are the changes noted in bone marrow by Roger and Josué.' In rabbits that were completely starved for 6 or 7 days the marrow showed the presence of  ...
F.G. Benedict
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Lectures on the Theory and Practice of Physic
Of Inanition. — It was constantly his lot to see patients who were in jeopardy not from fulness but from inanition, and who had long been kept in a state of anaemia by bloodletting, general or topical, when an opposite treatment was required to ...
William Stokes, John Bell, 1842

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «INANITION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term inanition is used in the context of the following news items.
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Vocal Republic – Israeli firm develops health-warning sensor for pilots
... save your existence of pilots by notified of possible absence of conscious mind in severe antics or as a consequence of fresh air inanition. «Vocal Republic, Jul 15»
2
Gerry Webber's unintended legacy: Could it get any sadder?
Wealth is most often considered a protective factor against the hard parts of life, yet Webber passed away in 2012 from inanition, which is ... «Seacoastonline.com, Jul 15»
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Apple Releases iTunes 12.2 With Support for Apple Music
Inanition, it's now easy to quickly return to your favourite stations with Recently Played. ○ My Music. Find all your music in one place, including ... «iClarified, Jun 15»
4
192 lives lost on export shipment
Some suffer from 'inanition' – not recognising the ship food of pellets as food as they were previously used to being on pasture. Although the ... «Scoop.co.nz, Jun 15»
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How American Armed Forces Became NATO's Foreign Legion …
The third contention is that Euro-core NATO inanition is not reciprocated by Russia, according to date published separately by the Pew ... «Eurasia Review, Jun 15»
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Movie of the Week: “Grey Gardens”
... as a story of a festering delusion of the American aristocracy and the closed circles of high society decaying into inanition and dependency. «The New Yorker, Jun 15»
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Zill: Portsmouth Police Commission Holds Hearing June 17
... during the timeframe she gave him power of attorney, and that she died of inanition (a medical term for starvation associated with dementia.). «Patch.com, Jun 15»
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Editorial: Conjecture over Nada sheep shipment just beginning
Many of the sheep are likely to suffer from inanition – a refusal to eat – or heatstroke, or motion sickness. There is already rumour of an ... «Stuff.co.nz, Jun 15»
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Huge live export shipment raises SPCA concerns
... pneumonia, eye infections, and inanition (failure to eat). High mortality rates involving the death of thousands of animals on long voyages are ... «Scoop.co.nz, Jun 15»
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Animal welfare campaigner outraged over shipment
Sheep die of inanition, a refusal to eat the dry nuts fed on the ship. "The government takes the attitude that if animals are exported for breeding ... «Stuff.co.nz, Jun 15»

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