Noun: inanition ,i-nu'ni-shun
- Exhaustion resulting from lack of food
"The hikers suffered from inanition after being lost in the wilderness for days"
- Weakness characterized by a lack of vitality or energy
"The heat wave caused a general inanition among the workers";
- lassitude, lethargy, slackness
Derived forms: inanitions
Type of: exhaustion, weakness
Encyclopedia: Inanition