starved of

idiom

: not given enough of (something needed for one's emotional well-being)

Those children have been starved of attention.

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For instance, if Trump stops all weapons shipments to Ukraine, then Putin would have no incentive to negotiate and will bet that his army can steamroll Ukrainian defensive positions as Kyiv is starved of ammunition. —

Daniel Depetris, Chicago Tribune, 14 Jan. 2025 Unintended weight loss: When cells are starved of energy, the body uses fat and muscle for fuel. —

Carisa Brewster, Verywell Health, 14 Jan. 2025 Read the stories As part of the therapy, now discredited, injections of insulin would plunge a patient into deep coma as the brain was starved of sugar. —

Christopher Goffard, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2024 The 31-year-old forward was initially starved of service but showed his predatory instinct once presented with a goalscoring opportunity. —

Roshane Thomas, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for starved of