Scurvy — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a condition caused by deficiency of ascorbic acid (vitamin C)

of the most contemptible kind

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/skˈɜːvi/

🇬🇧British English

/skˈɜːvi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/skˈɜːvi/

2 syllables Say it as /skˈɜːvi/.

Examples

abject cowardice
a low stunt to pull
a low-down sneak

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

abject miserable scorbutus low scummy low-down

Parts of Speech

noun	a condition caused by deficiency of ascorbic acid (vitamin C)
adjective	of the most contemptible kind “abject cowardice”

Word Forms

scorbutic

adjective

of or relating to or having or resembling scurvy

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Skorbut

ein Zustand, der durch einen Mangel an Ascorbinsäure (Vitamin C) verursacht wird

🇫🇷French

scorbut

une condition causée par une carence en acide ascorbique (vitamine C)

🇪🇸Spanish

escorbuto

una condición causada por la deficiencia de ácido ascórbico (vitamina C)

🇮🇹Italian

scorbuto

una condizione causata dalla carenza di acido ascorbico (vitamina C)

🇳🇱Dutch

scheurbuik

een aandoening veroorzaakt door een tekort aan ascorbinezuur (vitamine C)

🇵🇹Portuguese

escorbuto

uma condição causada pela deficiência de ácido ascórbico (vitamina C)

🇷🇺Russian

цинга

состояние, вызванное дефицитом аскорбиновой кислоты (витамина С)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पाजी

एस्कॉर्बिक एसिड (विटामिन सी) की कमी के कारण होने वाली स्थिति

🇧🇩Bengali

স্কার্ভি

অ্যাসকরবিক অ্যাসিড (ভিটামিন সি) এর অভাবের কারণে সৃষ্ট একটি অবস্থা

🇮🇳Tamil

ஸ்கர்வி

அஸ்கார்பிக் அமிலம் (வைட்டமின் சி) குறைபாட்டால் ஏற்படும் நிலை

🇮🇳Telugu

స్కర్వి

ఆస్కార్బిక్ ఆమ్లం (విటమిన్ సి) లోపం వల్ల ఏర్పడే పరిస్థితి

🇮🇳Marathi

स्कर्वी

एस्कॉर्बिक ऍसिड (व्हिटॅमिन सी) च्या कमतरतेमुळे उद्भवणारी स्थिती

🇮🇳Gujarati

સ્કર્વી

એસ્કોર્બિક એસિડ (વિટામિન સી) ની ઉણપને કારણે થતી સ્થિતિ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸ್ಕರ್ವಿ

ಆಸ್ಕೋರ್ಬಿಕ್ ಆಮ್ಲದ (ವಿಟಮಿನ್ ಸಿ) ಕೊರತೆಯಿಂದ ಉಂಟಾಗುವ ಸ್ಥಿತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സ്കർവി

അസ്കോർബിക് ആസിഡിൻ്റെ (വിറ്റാമിൻ സി) കുറവ് മൂലമുണ്ടാകുന്ന ഒരു അവസ്ഥ

🇵🇰Urdu

سکروی

ascorbic ایسڈ (وٹامن سی) کی کمی کی وجہ سے ایک حالت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

坏血病

由于缺乏抗坏血酸（维生素 C）引起的病症

🇯🇵Japanese

壊血病

アスコルビン酸（ビタミンC）の欠乏によって引き起こされる症状

🇰🇷Korean

괴혈병

아스코르빈산(비타민C) 결핍으로 인한 질환

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bệnh scorbut

một tình trạng do thiếu axit ascorbic (vitamin C)

🇹🇭Thai

เลือดออกตามไรฟัน

ภาวะที่เกิดจากการขาดกรดแอสคอร์บิก (วิตามินซี)

🇮🇩Indonesian

curang

suatu kondisi yang disebabkan oleh kekurangan asam askorbat (vitamin C)

🇲🇾Malay

skurvi

keadaan yang disebabkan oleh kekurangan asid askorbik (vitamin C)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الاسقربوط

حالة ناجمة عن نقص حمض الاسكوربيك (فيتامين C)

🇮🇷Persian

اسکوربوت

بیماری ناشی از کمبود اسید اسکوربیک (ویتامین C)

🇹🇷Turkish

iskorbüt hastalığı

askorbik asit (C vitamini) eksikliğinden kaynaklanan bir durum

🇮🇱Hebrew

צַפְדִינָה

מצב הנגרם ממחסור בחומצה אסקורבית (ויטמין C)

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