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   inanition

   /ˌɪnəˈnɪʃ(ə)n/

   noun

   • 1. exhaustion caused by lack of nourishment: formal "the members of the rear party died of inanition"
   • ▪ lack of mental or spiritual vigour and enthusiasm: formal "she was thinking that old age bred inanition"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from late Latin inanitio(n-), from Latin inanire ‘make empty’, from inanis ‘empty, vain’.

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