Meaning & use
famine
An extreme and widespread scarcity of food, often causing severe hunger and death.
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The prolonged drought led to a devastating famine across the region.
Relief agencies rushed food and medicine to areas hit hardest by the famine.
A note on using this word
Famine describes a large-scale crisis affecting whole populations, distinct from simple hunger experienced by an individual.
Words with a similar meaning
starvationfood shortage
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