famishment

== English == === Etymology === From famish +‎ -ment. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈfæmɪʃmənt/ === Noun === famishment (countable and uncountable, plural famishments) (now literary) The state or process of being famished. Synonyms: hunger, inanition, malnourishment, starvation (obsolete) Famine.