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Indigence vs Famine - What's the difference?

indigence | famine |

As a noun indigence

is extreme poverty or destitution.

As a proper noun famine is

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

indigence

English

Noun

  • extreme poverty or destitution

    • Synonyms

    * indigency

    Antonyms

    * affluence

    Related terms

    * indigent

    References

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    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....