hunger strike
noun
a deliberate refusal to eat, undertaken in protest against imprisonment, improper treatment, objectionable conditions, etc.
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Origin of hunger strike
First recorded in 1885–90
Words nearby hunger strike
hunger, hunger contractions, hungerly, hunger march, hunger pain, hunger strike, Hung Hsiu-ch'uan, hung jury, Hungnam, hungover, hungry
Definition for hunger strike (2 of 2)
hunger-strike
[ huhng-ger-strahyk ]
/ ˈhʌŋ gərˌstraɪk /
verb (used without object), hun·ger-struck, hun·ger-strik·ing.
to go on a hunger strike.
Origin of hunger-strike
First recorded in 1910–15
OTHER WORDS FROM hunger-strike
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British Dictionary definitions for hunger strike
hunger strike
noun
a voluntary fast undertaken, usually by a prisoner, as a means of protest
Derived forms of hunger strike
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