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famine

noun

a severe shortage of food (as through crop failure) resulting in violent hunger and starvation and death

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Word Facts

Word length
6
Starts with
F
Ends with
E
Contains
AM
Scrabble score
11
CEFR level
C1

How it sounds

Pronunciation

ˈfæmɪn

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Definitions

noun

  1. a severe shortage of food (as through crop failure) resulting in violent hunger and starvation and death

noun

  1. an acute insufficiency

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Synonyms

dearthshortage

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