Forced Feeding (Noun)
Meaning
Feeding that consists of the delivery of a nutrient solution (as through a nasal tube) to someone who cannot or will not eat.
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- The patient's family requested that the hospital stop the forced feeding as they felt it was inhumane and against her will.
- Due to the controversy surrounding the practice of force-feeding in prisons, a review of the procedures was ordered by the authorities.
- The anorexia patient was struggling with the idea of forced feeding through a nasal tube and was looking for alternative treatment options.
- A group of activists protested against the use of forced feeding on detainees, claiming it was a violation of human rights.
- Forced feeding is a medical treatment of last resort that can save a person's life, but it also carries significant emotional and physical risks.