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- Dictionaryhun·ger/ˈhəNGɡər/
noun
- 1. a feeling of discomfort or weakness caused by lack of food, coupled with the desire to eat: "she was faint with hunger" Similar
verb
- 1. have a strong desire or craving for: "all actors hunger for such a role"
- 2. feel or suffer hunger through lack of food: archaic "when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he afterwards hungered"
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The meaning of HUNGER is a craving or urgent need for food or a specific nutrient. How to use hunger in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Hunger.
the uncomfortable or painful feeling in your stomach caused by the need for or lack of food: Mother Teresa devoted her life to fighting hunger in the poorest parts of the world. hunger noun [U] (DESIRE) a strong wish or desire: a hunger for adventure / power. hunger. verb [ I always + adv/prep ]
Hunger is defined by the United Nations as the periods when people experience severe food insecurity—meaning that they go for entire days without eating due to lack of money, access to food, or other resources.
In politics, humanitarian aid, and the social sciences, hunger is defined as a condition in which a person does not have the physical or financial capability to eat sufficient food to meet basic nutritional needs for a sustained period.
HUNGER meaning: 1. the feeling you have when you need to eat: 2. a situation in which the body does not have…. Learn more.
Hunger is the feeling of weakness or discomfort that you get when you need something to eat. Hunger is the body's signal that levels of blood sugar are too low. Protein helps to fill you up and curb hunger pangs. Synonyms: appetite, emptiness, voracity, the munchies [slang] More Synonyms of hunger.
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: itch, lust, greed, appetite.
hunger definition: 1. the feeling you have when you need to eat: 2. the state of not having enough food: 3. a strong…. Learn more.
Hunger is the sensation of needing — or wanting — to eat something. People use the same word to describe a hankering for a snack or for the more dire meaning of starvation, as in "world hunger ."
noun. /ˈhʌŋɡə (r)/ /ˈhʌŋɡər/ [uncountable] the state of not having enough food to eat, especially when this causes illness or death synonym starvation. Around fifty people die of hunger every day in the camp. The organization works to alleviate world hunger and disease. Extra Examples. Topics Social issues b2. Oxford Collocations Dictionary.
