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 ExamplesTopics Social issuesb2- Thousands of people have died of hunger.
- the campaign to end world hunger
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- extreme
- constant
- global
- …
- feel
- be weak from
- be weak with
- …
- pangs
- strike
- pangs of hunger
- [uncountable] the feeling caused by a need to eat
- If you feel hunger pangs between meals, eat some fruit or nuts.
- I felt faint with hunger.
Extra ExamplesTopics Feelingsb2- The new snack bar will keep those hunger pangs at bay.
- mid-morning, when those hunger pangs strike
- The meal had not satisfied his hunger.
- The walkers were weak from hunger.
- Any good weight loss regime should not lead to extreme hunger.
- It is usual to feel hunger during exercise.
- Perhaps the cat was killing to satisfy hunger.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- extreme
- constant
- global
- …
- feel
- be weak from
- be weak with
- …
- pangs
- strike
- pangs of hunger
- [singular] hunger (for something) (formal) a strong desire for something
- She has an insatiable hunger for knowledge.
- Nothing seemed to satisfy their hunger for truth.
Extra Examples- There is a real hunger and passion for football in China.
- Peasant land hunger grew ever more acute as the population swelled.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- deep
- great
- insatiable
- …
- feel
- have
- satisfy
- …
- grow
- hunger for
Word OriginOld English hungor (noun), hyngran (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch honger and German Hunger.