inanition


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
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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