hunger

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈhʌŋɡə/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈhʌŋɡɚ/

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Noun

Singular hunger

Plural hungers

1. Hunger is the feeling when wanting food when your stomach is empty.

   When I have hunger then I want to have some food.

   He suffered from hunger and thirst.

2. Hunger is a serious lack of food.

   Even after the war, people are dying of poverty and hunger.

Related words

• hungry