inanição

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin inānītiōnem.

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /i.na.niˈsɐ̃w̃/ [i.na.niˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /i.nɐ.niˈsɐ̃w̃/

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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