hunger
a compelling need or desire for food.
the painful sensation or state of weakness caused by the need of food: to collapse from hunger.
a shortage of food; famine.
a strong or compelling desire or craving: hunger for power.
to feel hunger; be hungry.
to have a strong desire.
Rare. to subject to hunger; starve.
Idioms about hunger
from hunger, Slang. deplorably bad; dreadful: The styles in coats this winter are from hunger.: Also strictly from hunger.
Origin of hunger
1Other words for hunger
Other words from hunger
- hun·ger·ing·ly, adverb
- half-hungered, adjective
- pre·hun·ger, noun
Words Nearby hunger
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How to use hunger in a sentence
Understanding how the hunger for social contact is produced in the brain might allow a deeper understanding of the role social isolation plays in some illnesses.
Why do you feel lonely? Neuroscience is starting to find answers. | Amy Nordrum | September 4, 2020 | MIT Technology ReviewEurope has also seen a new level of social activism among soccer stars, with English national team players Marcus Rashford and Raheem Sterling making tangible gains on issues from childhood hunger to racial equality.
They help us respond to hunger pangs and then tell us when we’ve eaten enough.
In addition to facing high rates of homelessness and hunger, food insecurity in the trans community is also a problem.
If we were able to fix that, so that women were no longer second-class citizens, I think it would impact every other problem that we have — hunger and the environment and war.
Does Hollywood Still Have a Princess Problem? (Ep. 394) | Stephen J. Dubner | October 24, 2019 | Freakonomics
I wish this was the last time I had to worry about hunger and bombs.
Has the Kurdish Victory at Sinjar Turned the Tide of ISIS War? | Niqash | December 27, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWorld peace, religious tolerance, and an end to global poverty, hunger, and disease.
His hunger strike in December 2011 received nation-wide recognition and was one of the sparks that ignited the protest movement.
Behind Bars for the Holidays: 11 Political Prisoners We Want to See Free In 2015 | Movements.Org | December 25, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWhile in pre-trial detention, Krivov undertook two hunger strikes.
Behind Bars for the Holidays: 11 Political Prisoners We Want to See Free In 2015 | Movements.Org | December 25, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTNow Jena Malone is 30, and with roles in Inherent Vice, The hunger Games, and a massive superhero film, all the rage.
Jena Malone’s Long, Strange Trip From Homelessness to Hollywood Stardom | Marlow Stern | December 22, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIt was he who first said, If thine enemy hunger give him food, if he thirst give him drink.
Solomon and Solomonic Literature | Moncure Daniel ConwayOr, if I escaped these dangers for a day or two, what could I expect but a miserable death of cold and hunger?
Gulliver's Travels | Jonathan SwiftJacob robbed his brother of his birthright by trading on his hunger; Joseph robbed a whole people in the same way.
God and my Neighbour | Robert Blatchfordhunger had to be satisfied, however, and I had to swallow my pride and my five-pennyworth.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland | Joseph TatlowTo obtain the necessaries of life they endure cold and hunger in an extraordinary manner.
British Dictionary definitions for hunger
/ (ˈhʌŋɡə) /
a feeling of pain, emptiness, or weakness induced by lack of food
an appetite, desire, need, or craving: hunger for a woman
to have or cause to have a need or craving for food
(intr; usually foll by for or after) to have a great appetite or desire (for)
Origin of hunger
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