inanición

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin inānītiōnem, from inānīre (“to make empty”), from inānis (“empty, vain”); see inane.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Spain) /inaniˈθjon/ [i.na.niˈθjõn]
IPA^(key): (Latin America) /inaniˈsjon/ [i.na.niˈsjõn]
Rhymes: -on
Syllabification: i‧na‧ni‧ción

Noun

inanición f (plural inaniciones)

starvation, inanition
Synonym: consunción

Further reading

“inanición”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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