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[ noun ] a physiological need for food; the consequence of food deprivation

Synonyms

hungriness

Used in print

(Brand Blanshard, "The Emotive Theory," Robert...)

There are signs that it has struggled for days to escape and that in a frenzy of hunger , pain , and fear , it has all_but eaten off its own leg .

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[ noun ] strong desire for something (not food or drink)

Synonyms

thirst

Examples

: "a thirst for knowledge" "hunger for affection"

Used in print

(Harold Rosenberg, "The Trial and Eichmann"...)

But there was a contrast even more decisive than a hunger for fact between the Trial in Jerusalem and those in Moscow and New_York .

Related terms

desire crave

3
[ verb ] have a craving, appetite, or great desire for

Synonyms

crave lust starve thirst

Related terms

desire lecherousness craving

4
[ verb ] feel the need to eat

Related terms

ache

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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 18170
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[ verb ] be hungry; go without food

Synonyms

starve famish

Examples

"Let's eat--I'm starving!"

Related terms

be_full suffer suffer

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