No. 12,945 in Swedish
svältfödd
"Svältfödd" means "starved" or "deprived, especially of something desired or needed."
In a sentence
Han var svältfödd på god mat under sin barndom.
He was deprived of good food during his childhood.
Used to describe being deprived of or having a lack of good food.
Vi är svältfödda på kulturella evenemang.
We are deprived of cultural events.
Used metaphorically to denote the lack or scarcity of cultural events.
Hon kände sig svältfödd på kärlek och uppmärksamhet.
She felt deprived of love and attention.
Used to express feeling a lack of emotional or social nourishment, like love and attention.
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