hunger

Middle English

/ˈhunɡər/

noun
Definitions
  • Hungriness; the feeling of being hungry or requiring satiation.
  • hunger; a great lack or death of food or nutrition.
  • A shortage of food in a region or country; widespread hunger.
  • Hunger as a metaphorical individual; the force of hunger.
  • (rare) Any strong drive or compulsion.

Etymology

Inherited from Old English hungor (famine, hunger, desire) inherited from Proto-Germanic *hungruz (hunger).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*hungruz

Gloss

hunger

Concept
Semantic Field

Food and drink

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Emoji

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