Meaning & use
hunger
The uncomfortable sensation or need for food, or a strong desire for something.
See it in a sentence
By the time dinner was ready, the children's hunger had made them irritable.
His hunger for recognition drove him to work through every single weekend.
A note on using this word
Hunger is uncountable when referring to the physical need for food but pairs with 'for' when describing a strong desire, as in 'hunger for success'.
Words with a similar meaning
faminecraving
Choose a synonym to suit the sentence. Meanings can overlap without being identical.
Words with an opposite meaning
satietyfullness
Another way to use it
2. verb
To have a strong desire or craving for something.
After years abroad, she hungered for the sound of her own language.
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