/ Dictionary / Index S starvation: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: star•va•tion Pronunciation: (stär-vā'shun), [key] — n. the act or state of starving; condition of being starved. —adj. liable or seeming to cause starving: a starvation diet. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: starvation (Thesaurus) star turn starvation wages Related Content Daily Word Quiz: neologism Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language