extreme scarcity of food prevailing in a country for a considerable time; famine.

the condition or quality of being scarce; scarcity.

ದುರ್ಭಿಕ್ಷದಲ್ಲಿ ಅಧಿಕಮಾಸ durbhikṣadalli adhika māsa (prov.) a condition of one difficulty being aggravated by the addition of another.