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hunger

[ huhng-ger ]
/ ˈhʌŋ gər /
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noun

verb (used without object)

to feel hunger; be hungry.
to have a strong desire.

verb (used with object)

Rare. to subject to hunger; starve.

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RELATED WORDS

desire, lust, longing, famine, yearning, starvation, craving, greed, yen, void, voracity, appetency, vacancy, appetence, mania, want, ache, emptiness, greediness, esurience

Nearby words

  1. hungarian,
  2. hungarian bromegrass,
  3. hungarian goulash,
  4. hungarian pointer,
  5. hungary,
  6. hunger contractions,
  7. hunger march,
  8. hunger pain,
  9. hunger strike,
  10. hunger-strike

Idioms

    from hunger, Slang. deplorably bad; dreadful: The styles in coats this winter are from hunger.Also strictly from hunger.

Origin of hunger

before 900; Middle English; Old English hungor; cognate with German Hunger
Related formshun·ger·ing·ly, adverbhalf-hun·gered, adjectivepre·hun·ger, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for hunger

hunger

/ (ˈhʌŋɡə) /

noun

a feeling of pain, emptiness, or weakness induced by lack of food
an appetite, desire, need, or cravinghunger 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)

Word Origin for hunger

Old English hungor; related to Old High German hungar, Old Norse hungr, Gothic hūhrus
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medicine definitions for hunger

hunger

[ hŭng′gər ]

n.

A strong desire or need for food.
The discomfort, weakness, or pain caused by a prolonged lack of food.
A strong desire or craving, as for affection.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.