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hunger Definition

hun·ger (huŋgər)

noun

    1. the discomfort, pain, or weakness caused by a need for food
    2. famine; starvation
  1. a desire, need, or appetite for food
  2. any strong desire; craving

Etymology: ME < OE hungor, akin to Ger hunger < IE base *kenk-, to burn, dry up > Lith kankà, pain

intransitive verb

  1. to feel hunger; be hungry; need food
  2. to have a strong desire; crave: with for or after

transitive verb

Rare to subject to hunger; starve

hunger Synonyms

hunger

n.

craving, longing, yearning, mania, ravenousness, voracity, lust, desire for food, famine, starvation, appetite, gluttony, hungriness, panting, drought, appetition, glut, appetence, want, polydipsia, appetency, vacancy, void, greed, greediness, bottomless pit*, peckishness*, the munchies*, a stomach for*, sweet tooth*, aching void*; see also appetite 1, desire 1, starvation.

Antonyms satisfaction*, satiety*, glut.

hunger Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • eradicate: Yet God has provided us with the capability of producing enough food to eradicate hunger from our planet.
  • alleviate: They are not motivated by a concern to " feed the world " or to alleviate hunger.
  • satisfy: Just like Acnan I am here to satisfy the hunger of the Land.
  • halve: This is an examination of the feasibility of halving world hunger by 2015.
  • eliminate: Will we act to eliminate hunger or will we forsake our credibility through omission?
  • endure: The various other benefits of fasting are that man gets to exercise sacrificing physical comfort and to endure hunger and thirst.

Preposition: at

bay: So simple blood transfusions will only keep the hunger at bay for a short while.

Converse of subject

weaken: And some families already weakened by hunger have lost their homes, animals and winter crops to floods.

Adjective modifier

  • insatiable: They were replaced by soulless monsters, driven only by an insatiable hunger for human flesh.
  • ravenous: The blaze crackles with a ravenous hunger, consuming the Hyperion with the enthusiasm of flames for vampires.
  • spiritual: The spiritual hunger of our time is another factor that needs to be taken into account.
  • chronic: With no resources to grow or purchase food, many children suffered from chronic hunger.

Modifies a noun

  • pang: This year it is hoped to have a big pan of broth on the boil to keep the hunger pangs at bay.
  • strike: Whilst in prison she went on hunger strike for periods lasting a few days to several months.
  • striker: A few days later, a second hunger striker dies.
  • strike.: Suspend the hunger strike. ' ) in order not to upset his mission.
  • march: In other parts of the country hunger marches to petition the government.

Noun used with modifier

IRA: He covered the assassination of Earl Mountbatten and the IRA hunger strikes.

Preposition: for

  • righteousness: The mass feeding was to fill the Nazarenes ' hunger for righteousness, not to fill their bellies.
  • flesh: They were replaced by soulless monsters, driven only by an insatiable hunger for human flesh.

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