Vocabulary
Starvation
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
suffering or death caused by lack of food
Urdu meaning
فاقہ، بھوک سے مرنا
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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From the sediment starvation of the Indus delta to the repeated flooding exacerbated by embankments and canal congestion, dams like Tarbela and Mangla have reshaped hydrological rhythms while displacing communities and degrading ecosystems.
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Dams & colonialism
— 2026-04-19
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In 2024, the International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for Netanyahu and his defence minister Yoav Gallant for crimes against humanity, `including using starvation as a method of warfare inGaza`.
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Another Nuremberg?
— 2026-03-26
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Their conditions are appalling and it is reported that faced with starvation and .
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Seventy-five years ago Anxiety for refugees
— 2026-02-27
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First, those in Tel Aviv responsible for the murder and starvation of tens of thousands of Gazans must be held to account.
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Mideast peace?
— 2025-10-15
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Israel has used starvation as a weapon of war, committing crimes against humanity in full public view.
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Gaza`s future
— 2025-10-08
Synonyms
extreme hunger, lack of food, famine, want, undernourishment
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