[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

inanition \in`ani"tion\, n. f. inanition, l. inanitio
   emptiness, fr. inanire to empty, fr. inanis empty. cf.
   inane.
   the condition of being inane; emptiness; lack of fullness, as
   in the vessels of the body; hence, specifically, exhaustion
   from lack of food, either from partial or complete
   starvation, or from a disorder of the digestive apparatus,
   producing the same result.
   1913 webster

         feeble from inanition, inert from weariness. --landor.
   1913 webster

         repletion and inanition may both do harm in two
         contrary extremes.                       --burton.
   1913 webster
see also:
inane 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

inanition
     n 1: weakness characterized by a lack of vitality or energy syn:
           lassitude, lethargy
     2: exhaustion resulting from lack of food
see also:
lassitude lethargy 

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