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hunger
[ huhng-ger ]
noun
- 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.
Synonyms: , , ,
verb (used without object)
- to feel hunger; be hungry.
- to have a strong desire.
verb (used with object)
- Rare. to subject to hunger; starve.
hunger
/ ˈʌŋɡə /
noun
- a feeling of pain, emptiness, or weakness induced by lack of food
- an appetite, desire, need, or craving
hunger for a woman
verb
- 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)
Other 51Թ Forms
- ܲ··Բ· adverb
- -ܲ· adjective
- ·ܲ· noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of hunger1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of hunger1
Idioms and Phrases
- from hunger, Slang. deplorably bad; dreadful: Also strictly from hunger.
The styles in coats this winter are from hunger.
Example Sentences
More than a dozen other released detainees, whom the BBC spoke to more briefly as they arrived home in Gaza, also gave accounts of beatings, hunger and disease.
The Dodgers, meanwhile, are hoping the hunger of their new additions will serve as a different kind of catalyst in their 2025 quest.
“This could lead to breakthroughs helping to eradicate global hunger: boosting soil fertility to increase yields or promoting sustainable growth of foods in harsh climates.”
In an interview with ITV Sport, Tuchel said England were missing "the identity, the clarity, the rhythm, the repetition of patterns, the freedom of players, the expression of players, the hunger" to win Euro 2024.
The medical receiver launched an electronic records system, tackled disease outbreaks including Valley Fever, and even monitored the health of prisoners staging a systemwide hunger strike.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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