ˌinəˈnishən noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English in-anisioun, from Medieval Latin inanition-, inanitio, from inanitus (past participle of inanire to make empty, from inanis empty, inane) + Latin -ion-, -io -ion
: the condition or result of being empty:
a. : the exhausted condition which results from a complete lack of food and water : marasmus
b. : absence or loss of social, moral, or intellectual vitality or vigor : lethargy
an old society protects itself from inanition by expanding — Lovell Thompson