famines (Meaning)
famines
a great shortage, starvation, an extreme scarcity of food, a ravenous appetite, an extreme general shortage of food
Synonyms & Antonyms of famines
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Antonyms:
Synonyms:
- omissions
- privations
- lacunas
- pinches
- undersupplies
- crunches
- necessities
- paucities
- needs
- wants
- failures
Antonyms:
No weak antonyms found.
FAQs About the word famines
a great shortage, starvation, an extreme scarcity of food, a ravenous appetite, an extreme general shortage of food
shortages, lacks, inadequacies,droughts, drouths, lacunae, deficits, dearths, absences, deficiencies
plenties, excesses, sufficiencies,amplitudes, adequacies, wealths, surpluses, abundances, overabundances,plenitudes
The famines of the 19th century ravaged Ireland, leading to mass starvation and emigration.
The Ukrainian famine of 1932-33, known as the Holodomor, was a deliberate act of genocide against the Ukrainian people.
The famines in Ethiopia and Somalia in the 1980s killed millions and displaced countless others.
The North Korean famine of the 1990s was caused by a combination of natural disasters and government mismanagement.
