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Rareinanition
The correct spelling is inanition.
How to pronounce inanition
noun
IPA: /ɪnəˈnɪʃən/
Say it like: Ina-nis-hon
The correct spelling is inanition. The act of removing the contents of something; the state of being empty.
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Definition
noun
- 1.The act of removing the contents of something; the state of being empty.
- 2.A state of advanced lack of adequate nutrition, food, or water or a physiological inability to utilize them, with resulting weakness; starvation or cachexia.
- 3.A spiritual emptiness or lack of purpose or will to live, akin to the Existentialist Philosophy state of "nausea".
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