hunger
[noun]
Synonyms:
- famine, starvation
- appetite, emptiness, hungriness, ravenousness
- desire, ache, appetite, craving, itch, lust, thirst, yearning
[verb]
Synonyms:
- want, ache, crave, desire, hanker, itch, long, thirst, wish, yearn

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

I. hun‧ger¹ /ˈhʌŋɡə $ -ər/ noun
[Word Family: noun: hunger; adverb: hungrily; adjective: hungry]
[Language: Old English; Origin: hungor]

1. [uncountable] lack of food, especially for a long period of time, that can cause illness or death Synonym : starvation
die of/from hunger
Thousands of people are dying from hunger every day.

2. [uncountable] the feeling that you need to eat ⇒ thirst:
Try to satisfy your hunger by eating some fruit.
hunger pangs (=sudden feelings of being hungry)

3. [singular, uncountable] a strong need or desire for something Synonym : desire
hunger for
her hunger for knowledge
a hunger for success

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

II. hunger² verb
hunger for/after something phrasal verb
literary to want something very much:
The nation was hungering for change.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

hunger
noun
I. feeling of wanting to eat
ADJ. extreme Any good weight loss regime should not lead to extreme hunger.
world
VERB + HUNGER feel It is usual to feel hunger during exercise.
be weak with | die from/of Thousands of people have died of hunger.
alleviate, relieve, satisfy looking for ways to alleviate world hunger Perhaps the cat was killing to satisfy hunger.
HUNGER + NOUN pangs The new snack bar will keep those hunger pangs at bay.
strike About 60 prisoners have gone on hunger strike.
PHRASES pangs of hunger

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

hunger
II. strong desire for sth
ADJ. great, insatiable | land Peasant land hunger grew ever more acute as the population swelled.
VERB + HUNGER feel, have | satisfy
HUNGER + VERB grow
PREP. ~ for She has an insatiable hunger for knowledge.

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