Defenition of the word wasting
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Defenition of the word wasting
- a decrease in size of an organ caused by disease or disuse
- any general reduction in vitality and strength of body and mind resulting from a debilitating chronic disease
Synonyms for the word wasting
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- assassination
- atrophy
- contract killing
- homicide
- killing
- manslaughter
- massacre
- slaughter
- slaying
- unlawful death
- wasting away
Similar words in the wasting
Hyponyms for the word wasting
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- amyotrophia
- amyotrophy
- kraurosis
- tabes
Hypernyms for the word wasting
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- debility
- feebleness
- frailness
- frailty
- infirmity
- symptom
- valetudinarianism
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