inanition
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inanition /ˌɪnəˈnɪʃ(ə)n/
▶noun formal
- 1 exhaustion caused by lack of nourishment.
- 2 lack of vigour and enthusiasm.
– origin ME: from late L. inanitio(n-), from L. inanire ‘make empty’, from inanis ‘empty, vain’.
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