| Word | inanition |
|---|---|
| Definition | n. Emptiness, lack of enthusiasm and energy, especially when caused by starvation. |
| Sentence | I had forced into [Jim's] hand the means to carry on decently the serious business of life, to get food, drink, and shelter of the customary kind while his wounded spirit, like a bird with a broken wing, might hop and flutter into some hole to die quietly of inanition there. |
| Source | Lord Jim, Joseph Conrad, p. 185 |
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