famishment

F f

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- \ˈfa-mish\
- /fˈamɪʃmənt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- \ˈfa-mish\

Definitions of famishment word

noun famishment Starvation; the fact or process of being famished. 1
noun famishment (Obsolete (No longer in use)) Famine. 0

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Parts of speech for Famishment

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Famishment

famishment popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for famishment

noun famishment

craving — an intense desire or longing
desire — A desire is a strong wish to do or have something.
famine — extreme and general scarcity of food, as in a country or a large geographical area.
greed — excessive or rapacious desire, especially for wealth or possessions.
longing — strong, persistent desire or craving, especially for something unattainable or distant: filled with longing for home.

All 28 Synonyms of famishment

Antonyms for famishment

noun famishment

disgust — to cause loathing or nausea in.
dislike — to regard with displeasure, antipathy, or aversion: I dislike working. I dislike oysters.
distaste — dislike; disinclination.
hate — to dislike intensely or passionately; feel extreme aversion for or extreme hostility toward; detest: to hate the enemy; to hate bigotry.
hatred — the feeling of one who hates; intense dislike or extreme aversion or hostility.

All 9 Antonyms of famishment

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