Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with starvation in American Collocation
among many people
This was a brutal process which caused mass starvation.
threatened
Millions of Afghans faced imminent starvation.
prevent starvation
Too few planes could get through to avert starvation.
cause starvation
She said the U.N. sanctions are causing widespread starvation.
experience starvation
Parisians suffered starvation, bombardments and disease.
risk starvation
12 million people are facing starvation in southern Africa.
escape from starvation
Over 100,000 people are on the move, fleeing starvation over the harsh winter months.
die from starvation
Soon people began to die of starvation and disease.
edge
There are millions of people in the world that are on the brink of starvation.
danger
They found themselves alone in the world with the prospect of starvation before them.
fear
Why does half the world’s population live with the ever-present fear of starvation?
hunger
We want to end starvation and malnutrition, which affect billions of people.
thirst
Without vitamins and water tortoises die of starvation or dehydration.
poverty
The book tells a harsh tale of unemployment, poverty and starvation.
disease
Those fortunate enough to escape still risked dying from starvation or disease.
tiredness
Many more died in the camps, of overwork or starvation.
suffering
The people were suffering great misery and starvation following 6 years of war.
cold
Thousands of soldiers died of starvation and the cold.