hunger strike

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

Origin of hunger strike

1
First recorded in 1885–90

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hunger-strike
[ huhng-ger-strahyk ]

verb (used without object),hun·ger-struck, hun·ger-strik·ing.
  1. to go on a hunger strike.

Origin of hunger-strike

2
First recorded in 1910–15

Other words from hunger-strike

  • hunger striker, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for hunger strike

hunger strike

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

Derived forms of hunger strike

  • hunger striker, noun

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