inanição

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Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin inānītiōnem.

Pronunciation

Noun

inanição f (uncountable)

  1. inanition; starvation (a condition of severe suffering due to a lack of nutrition)
    Synonym: fome
    Antonym: obesidade
  2. inanition; emptiness (especially of the stomach)
    Synonyms: inânia, vacuidade
    Antonym: plenitude

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