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View synonyms for hunger strike

hunger strike

1

noun

  1. a deliberate refusal to eat, undertaken in protest against imprisonment, improper treatment, objectionable conditions, etc.

hunger-strike

2

[ huhng-ger-strahyk ]

verb (used without object)

, hun·ger-struck, hun·ger-strik·ing.
  1. to go on a hunger strike.

hunger strike

noun

  1. a voluntary fast undertaken, usually by a prisoner, as a means of protest

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Derived Forms

  • hunger striker, noun

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Other Words From

  • hunger striker noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of hunger strike1

First recorded in 1885–90

Origin of hunger strike2

First recorded in 1910–15

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