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Famine vs Affamish - What's the difference?

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Affamish is a related term of famine.



As a noun famine

is extreme shortage of food in a region.

As a proper noun Famine

is the personification of famine, often depicted riding a black horse.

As a verb affamish is

to cause (somebody) to die of hunger; to starve.

famine

English

Noun

(wikipedia famine)
  • (uncountable) extreme shortage of food in a region
  • * 1971 , Central Institute of Research & Training in Public Cooperation
    • Dr. Bhatia pointed out that famine had occurred in all ages and in all societies where means of communication and transport were not developed.
  • (countable) a period of extreme shortage of food in a region
  • * 1986 , United States Congress, House Select Committee on Hunger, Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on Africa, Famine and Recovery in Africa
    • The root causes of the current famine are known: poverty, low health standards....

    affamish

    English

    Verb

    (es)
  • (obsolete) To cause (somebody) to die of hunger; to starve.
  • * With light thereof I do myself sustain,
    And thereon feed my love affamisht heart.     -

    • Related terms

    * famish * famine