hunger
- 01 A2 Elementary
n.the uncomfortable feeling you get when you have not eaten enough food.
n.the physiological sensation or physical condition resulting from a lack of food.
Simple“After a long day of hiking, the children complained of hunger and exhaustion.”
In context“The charity works to alleviate chronic hunger in regions where drought has decimated the local harvest.”
SynonymsAntonymsfullnesssatiety - 02 B2 Upper Intermediate
n.a very strong wish or need for something, such as power, love, or information.
n.an intense desire, craving, or yearning for an abstract quality or achievement.
Simple“The young athlete had a real hunger for success and trained every morning.”
In context“Her hunger for knowledge led her to spend every weekend researching in the university archives.”
Antonyms - 03 C1 Advanced
v.to want something very much.
v.to have an eager or consuming desire; typically used with the preposition 'for' or 'after'.
Simple“The fans hungered for news about the band's new album.”
In context“In his early poems, he seems to hunger for a sense of belonging that he never quite found in the city.”
UsageUsually followed by the preposition 'for'.
Usage hunger strike
“At least 150,000 people in Yemen have been killed in the fighting, and hundreds of thousands more have died from related causes such as hunger and diseases.”
“The doubt for anyone when a long-strived-for goal has been achieved is hunger.”