Inanition
/ɪnəˈnɪʃən/
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Scrabble:9 ptsWWF:12 pts9 letters
Definition of Inanition
noun
- The act of removing the contents of something; the state of being empty.
- A state of advanced lack of adequate nutrition, food, or water or a physiological inability to utilize them, with resulting weakness; starvation or cachexia.
- A spiritual emptiness or lack of purpose or will to live, akin to the Existentialist Philosophy state of "nausea".
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SYNONYMS
emptinessemptying
ANTONYMS
repletion