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Meaning of inanition

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

inanition

Pronunciation:/ɪnəˈnɪʃən/

noun

Definitions

  1. The act of removing the contents of something; the state of being empty.

    Synonyms:emptinessemptying
  2. A state of advanced lack of adequate nutrition, food, or water or a physiological inability to utilize them, with resulting weakness; starvation or cachexia.

  3. A spiritual emptiness or lack of purpose or will to live, akin to the Existentialist Philosophy state of "nausea".