A state of extreme hunger resulting from lack of essential nutrients over a prolonged period.

synonym: starvation.

Roget 956: fasting; xerophagy^†; famishment, starvation.    fast, jour maigre [Fr.]; fast day, banyan day; Lent, quadragesima^†; Ramadan, Ramazan; spare diet, meager diet; lenten diet, lenten entertainment; soupe maigre [Fr.], short commons, Barmecide feast^†; short rations.    ... show more

Dutch: ondervoeding, uithongering
Polish: wygłodzenie