hunger

  • 31hunger — hun|ger1 [ hʌŋgər ] noun * 1. ) uncount a lack of food that can cause illness or death, especially among large numbers of people: STARVATION: a new chance to fight world hunger and poverty a ) uncount the feeling you have when you need to eat… …

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  • 32hunger — n. & v. n. 1 a feeling of pain or discomfort, or (in extremes) an exhausted condition, caused by lack of food. 2 (often foll. by for, after) a strong desire. v.intr. 1 (often foll. by for, after) have a craving or strong desire. 2 feel hunger.… …

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  • 33hunger — 1 noun 1 (U) lack of food, especially for a long period of time, that can cause illness or death; starvation: Thousands of people are dying from hunger every day. 2 (U) the feeling that you need to eat: Babies often cry from hunger. | hunger… …

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  • 34hunger — /ˈhʌŋgə / (say hungguh) noun 1. the painful sensation or state of exhaustion caused by need of food: to collapse from hunger. 2. a craving appetite; need for food. 3. strong or eager desire: hunger for praise. –verb (i) 4. to feel hunger; be… …

  • 35Hunger — La Faim Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. La Faim (et son équivalent anglais Hunger) est le titre de plusieurs œuvres traitant de la sensation de faim. : La Faim (1890), roman de Knut …

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  • 36Hunger — Der menschliche Hunger ist selten einstöckig, wie der der Tiere, und was er ißt, schmeckt nach mehr. «Ernst Bloch» Wo Hunger herrscht, kann Friede nicht Bestand haben. «Willy Brandt, Erinnerungen» Satte Menschen sind nicht notwendigerweise frei,… …

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  • 37hunger — noun 1) she was faint with hunger Syn: lack of food, hungriness, ravenousness, emptiness; starvation, malnutrition, famine, malnourishment, undernourishment 2) a hunger for news Syn: desire, craving …

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  • 38hunger — hun•ger [[t]ˈhʌŋ gər[/t]] n. v. gered, ger•ing. n. 1) a compelling need or desire for food 2) the painful sensation or state of weakness caused by the need of food: to collapse from hunger[/ex] 3) a shortage of food; famine 4) a strong or… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 39hunger — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hungor; akin to Old High German hungar hunger, Lithuanian kanka torture Date: before 12th century 1. a. a craving or urgent need for food or a specific nutrient b. an uneasy sensation occasioned …

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  • 40hunger — Synonyms and related words: ache, an universal wolf, appetence, appetency, appetite, appetition, aspire after, be ravenous, break bread, canine appetite, cannibalism, carnivorism, carnivority, carnivorousness, chewing, consumption, count calories …

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