Meaning & Definition of Famine in English
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Famine
/fæmən/
noun
1. An acute insufficiency
synonym:
- dearth,
- famine,
- shortage
2. A severe shortage of food (as through crop failure) resulting in violent hunger and starvation and death
synonym:
- famine
Examples of using
Because of the famine, the cattle starved to death.