starving vs deprivation
deprivation vs starvingstarving and deprivation both are nouns.
starving is an adjective but deprivation is not an adjective.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| starving | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| deprivation | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
deprivation is a hypernym of
starving; that is, deprivation is a
word with a broader meaning than starving:
- starving: the act of depriving of food or subjecting to famine
- deprivation: act of depriving someone of food or money or rights
Other hypernyms of starving include
privation.
| starving (noun) | deprivation (noun) |
|---|---|
| the act of depriving of food or subjecting to famine | act of depriving someone of food or money or rights |
| the disadvantage that results from losing something | |
| a state of extreme poverty |
| starving (adjective) | deprivation (adjective) |
|---|---|
| suffering from lack of food |
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