1 a situation in which large numbers of people have very little or no food and many die 2 a situation in which people have nowhere to live 3 a period of conflict between two or more countries 4 the state of not knowing how to read or write 5 6 the state of not having a job a situation in which a person or group of people of a different race are treated differently to others the state of having no money at all illness caused by bacteria or infection 7 8