star·va·tion 
/stɑɚˈveɪʃən/ noun
/stɑɚˈveɪʃən/ noun [noncount] : suffering or death caused by having nothing to eat or not enough to eat : the condition of someone who is starving
▪ The famine brought mass starvation. ▪ Millions of people face starvation every day. ▪ They died from/of starvation.
▪ The famine brought mass starvation. ▪ Millions of people face starvation every day. ▪ They died from/of starvation.
