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affamishment

affamishment noun: starvation or great hunger.

Noun

affamishment (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) starvation or great hunger
    • affamishment of his body1612–1634, [Joseph Hall], “(please specify the page)”, in [Contemplations vpon the Principall Passages of the Holy Storie], volume (please specify |volume=I to VIII), London, →OCLC

Origin of affamishment

From affamish + -ment.

Questions about affamishment

What does affamishment mean?
Affamishment means starvation or great hunger.
What part of speech is affamishment?
Affamishment is a noun.

Words near affamishment in the dictionary

  1. affairs of honour
  2. affamish
  3. affamished
  4. affamishes
  5. affamishing
  6. affamishment
  7. affear
  8. affeard
  9. affeared
  10. affearing
  11. affears

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