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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"
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"
noun. 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 meaning: 1. the feeling you have when you need to eat: 2. a situation in which the body does not have…. Learn more.
5 days ago · 1. uncountable noun. 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. 2. uncountable noun.
Definitions of hunger. noun. a physiological need for food; the consequence of food deprivation. synonyms: hungriness. see more. noun. strong desire for something (not food or drink) “ hunger for affection” synonyms: hungriness, thirst, thirstiness. see more. verb. feel the need to eat. see more. verb. be hungry; go without food.
HUNGER definition: 1. the feeling you have when you need to eat: 2. a situation in which the body does not have…. Learn more.
HUNGER meaning: 1 : a very great need for food a severe lack of food; 2 : an uncomfortable feeling in your stomach that is caused by the need for food.
Definitions on the go. Look up any word in the dictionary offline, anytime, anywhere with the Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary app. [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.
