famine
Translation
famine, starvation, scarcity
Examples
The country suffered a terrible famine.
The country suffered a terrible famine.
There is a famine of new ideas in the company.
There is a famine of new ideas in the company.
Grammar Patterns
((a)) famine means an extreme scarcity of food A severe famine affected the region.
((a)) famine ((of sth.)) means a lack of something There is a famine of new ideas.
Similar Words
Synonyms: starvation, scarcity, want; Antonyms: feast, abundance, plenty
Etymology
From Old French 'famine', from Latin 'fames' (hunger).
Memory Tips
It sounds a bit like 'family in', as in a family in trouble due to lack of food.