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Famine

noun/fˈæmɪn/
Definition
an acute insufficiency
a severe shortage of food (as through crop failure) resulting in violent hunger and starvation and death
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/fˈæmɪn/
🇬🇧British English
/fˈamɪn/
🇮🇳Indian English
/fˈamɪn/
2 syllables Say it as /fˈæmɪn/.
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Hungersnot
eine akute Insuffizienz
🇪🇸Spanish
hambruna
una insuficiencia aguda
🇮🇹Italian
carestia
un'insufficienza acuta
🇳🇱Dutch
hongersnood
een acute insufficiëntie
🇵🇹Portuguese
fome
uma insuficiência aguda
🇷🇺Russian
голод
острая недостаточность
India
🇮🇳Hindi
अकाल
एक तीव्र अपर्याप्तता
🇧🇩Bengali
দুর্ভিক্ষ
একটি তীব্র অপ্রতুলতা
🇮🇳Tamil
பஞ்சம்
ஒரு கடுமையான பற்றாக்குறை
🇮🇳Telugu
కరువు
ఒక తీవ్రమైన లోపం
🇮🇳Marathi
दुष्काळ
एक तीव्र अपुरेपणा
🇮🇳Gujarati
દુષ્કાળ
તીવ્ર અપૂર્ણતા
🇮🇳Kannada
ಬರಗಾಲ
ತೀವ್ರ ಕೊರತೆ
🇮🇳Malayalam
ക്ഷാമം
ഒരു നിശിത അപര്യാപ്തത
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਅਕਾਲ
ਇੱਕ ਗੰਭੀਰ ਕਮੀ
🇵🇰Urdu
قحط
ایک شدید کمی
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
饥荒
严重不足
🇯🇵Japanese
飢饉
急性の機能不全
🇰🇷Korean
기근
심각한 결핍
🇻🇳Vietnamese
nạn đói
sự thiếu hụt trầm trọng
🇹🇭Thai
ความอดอยาก
ความไม่เพียงพอเฉียบพลัน
🇮🇩Indonesian
kelaparan
insufisiensi akut
🇵🇭Filipino
taggutom
isang matinding kakulangan
🇲🇾Malay
kebuluran
kekurangan akut
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
مجاعة
قصور حاد
🇮🇷Persian
قحطی
یک نارسایی حاد
🇹🇷Turkish
kıtlık
akut yetmezlik
🇮🇱Hebrew
רָעָב
אי ספיקה חריפה
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'famine'?
The primary meaning of 'famine' is 'an acute insufficiency'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'famine' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'famine' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'famine' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'famine' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
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