Inanition — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

weakness characterized by a lack of vitality or energy

exhaustion resulting from lack of food

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪnænˈɪʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪnanˈɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪnanˈɪʃən/

4 syllables Say it as /ɪnænˈɪʃən/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

lassitude slackness lethargy

Around the World

Europe

🇪🇸Spanish

inanición

Debilidad caracterizada por una falta de vitalidad o energía.

🇮🇹Italian

inanizione

debolezza caratterizzata da una mancanza di vitalità o energia

🇳🇱Dutch

uitputting

zwakte die wordt gekenmerkt door een gebrek aan vitaliteit of energie

🇵🇹Portuguese

inanição

fraqueza caracterizada por falta de vitalidade ou energia

🇷🇺Russian

истощение

слабость, характеризующаяся недостатком жизненных сил или энергии

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बकवाद

जीवन शक्ति या ऊर्जा की कमी की विशेषता वाली कमजोरी

🇧🇩Bengali

নিষ্পাপ

জীবনীশক্তি বা শক্তির অভাব দ্বারা চিহ্নিত দুর্বলতা

🇮🇳Tamil

செயலற்ற தன்மை

பலவீனம் உயிர் அல்லது ஆற்றல் இல்லாமையால் வகைப்படுத்தப்படுகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

జడత్వం

బలహీనత శక్తి లేదా శక్తి లేకపోవడం ద్వారా వర్గీకరించబడుతుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

निर्जीवपणा

चैतन्य किंवा उर्जेच्या कमतरतेमुळे वैशिष्ट्यीकृत अशक्तपणा

🇮🇳Gujarati

નિર્દોષતા

જોમ અથવા ઊર્જાના અભાવ દ્વારા વર્ગીકૃત થયેલ નબળાઇ

🇮🇳Kannada

ನಿಷ್ಕ್ರಿಯತೆ

ದೌರ್ಬಲ್ಯವು ಚೈತನ್ಯ ಅಥವಾ ಶಕ್ತಿಯ ಕೊರತೆಯಿಂದ ನಿರೂಪಿಸಲ್ಪಟ್ಟಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

നിഷ്ക്രിയത്വം

ചൈതന്യത്തിൻ്റെയോ ഊർജ്ജത്തിൻ്റെയോ അഭാവമാണ് ബലഹീനത

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਨਿਰਦੋਸ਼

ਜੀਵਨਸ਼ਕਤੀ ਜਾਂ ਊਰਜਾ ਦੀ ਘਾਟ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਦਰਸਾਈ ਗਈ ਕਮਜ਼ੋਰੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

بے حسی

جیورنبل یا توانائی کی کمی کی طرف سے خصوصیات کی کمزوری

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

空洞

以缺乏活力或精力为特征的虚弱

🇯🇵Japanese

満了

活力やエネルギーの欠如を特徴とする衰弱

🇰🇷Korean

공허

활력이나 에너지의 부족을 특징으로 하는 약점

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự vô sinh

điểm yếu đặc trưng bởi sự thiếu sức sống hoặc năng lượng

🇹🇭Thai

ความไม่บริสุทธิ์

ความอ่อนแอที่เกิดจากการขาดพลังหรือพลังงาน

🇮🇩Indonesian

kekosongan

kelemahan yang ditandai dengan kurangnya vitalitas atau energi

🇵🇭Filipino

kawalang-sigla

kahinaan na nailalarawan sa kakulangan ng sigla o enerhiya

🇲🇾Malay

inaniasi

kelemahan yang dicirikan oleh kekurangan daya hidup atau tenaga

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الجماد

الضعف الذي يتميز بنقص الحيوية أو الطاقة

🇮🇷Persian

بی ابتکاری

ضعفی که با کمبود نشاط یا انرژی مشخص می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

hayal kırıklığı

canlılık veya enerji eksikliği ile karakterize zayıflık

🇮🇱Hebrew

אינאנציה

חולשה המאופיינת בחוסר חיוניות או אנרגיה

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