consumption
IPA: kʌnsˈʌmpʃʌn
noun
- The act of eating, drinking or using.
- The amount consumed.
- The act of consuming or destroying.
- (pathology) The wasting away of the human body through disease.
- (pathology, dated) Pulmonary tuberculosis and other diseases that cause wasting away, lung infection, etc.
- (euphemistic, dated) Alcoholism as it precipitates a person's death (especially of natural causes).
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Examples of "consumption" in Sentences
- The consumption of swine is forbidden in Islam.
- Inhalation is the primary method of consumption.
- Modern food consumption typifies the process of rationalization.
- During their mealtime, Maya noted Troy's consumption of too much food.
- The early use of maize focused on the consumption of unripened kernels.
- A gastronome pays attention to and loves food, mainly in the consumption.