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

Derived Forms

• hunger striker, noun

Other Words From

• hunger striker noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of hunger strike¹

First recorded in 1885–90

Origin of hunger strike²

First recorded in 1910–15

Example Sentences

His hunger strike in December 2011 received nation-wide recognition and was one of the sparks that ignited the protest movement.

From The Daily Beast

I have now decided to go on hunger strike to protest at this injustice.

From The Daily Beast

Scholarism launched protests that culminated in a hunger strike, and Beijing backed off.

From The Daily Beast

Kandari was one of dozens of men last year who went on a hunger strike.

From The Daily Beast

Saleh, he says, has been trying to get him to give up on the hunger strike.

From The Daily Beast

As the dinner proceeds and my modified hunger-strike continues, I begin to regain confidence.

From Project Gutenberg

He stated that he was going on a hunger strike until he was allowed to have visitors and see a lawyer.

From Project Gutenberg

"We must have a hunger-strike till he apologises," said the thin hen importantly.

From Project Gutenberg

It was bringing to perfection its last great tactical manoeuvre, the massed raid followed by the hunger-strike in prison.

From Project Gutenberg

Members have been forced to resort to the hunger strike as a means of getting better food in many places.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• fasting