hunger

US /ˈhʌŋɡɚ/

UK /ˈhʌŋgə(r)/

B2

other

  • The feeling you have when you need to eat
  • A strong desire or craving.

other

  • To feel a strong desire or need for food.
  • To feel hunger; to want or need to eat
  • To have a strong desire or craving for something.

noun

  • Strong desire or need
  • Need for food; a severe lack of food

other

  • The feeling you have when you need to eat something
  • A strong desire or need for something

Examples

She has an insatiable hunger for knowledge.

Thousands of people have died of hunger.