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hunger
English
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?h????/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?h????/
- Rhymes: -????(?)
- Hyphenation: hun?ger
Etymology 1
From Middle English hunger, from Old English hungor (“hunger, desire; famine”), from Proto-Germanic *hungruz, *hunhruz (“hunger”), from Proto-Indo-European *kenk- (“to burn, smart, desire, hunger, thirst”). Cognate with West Frisian honger, hûnger (“hunger”), Dutch honger (“hunger”), German Low German Hunger (“hunger”), German Hunger (“hunger”), Swedish hunger (“hunger”), Icelandic hungur (“hunger”).
Noun
hunger (countable and uncountable, plural hungers)
- A need or compelling desire for food.
- (by extension) Any strong desire.
- I have a hunger to win.
Usage notes
The phrase be hungry is more common than have hunger to express a need for food.
Antonyms
- satiety
- satiation
Derived terms
- hunger is the best spice
- hungerless
- hunger stone
Translations
See also
- thirst
Etymology 2
From Old English hyngran, from Proto-Germanic *hungrijan?.
Verb
hunger (third-person singular simple present hungers, present participle hungering, simple past and past participle hungered)
- (intransitive) To be in need of food.
- (figuratively, intransitive, usually with 'for' or 'after') To have a desire (for); to long; to yearn.
- 1993, The The, Love Is Stronger Than Death
- In our lives we hunger for those we cannot touch.
- 1993, The The, Love Is Stronger Than Death
- (archaic, transitive) To make hungry; to famish.
Derived terms
- ahungered/anhungered
Translations
References
- hunger in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
Anagrams
- rehung
Danish
Noun
hunger
- (uncommon) hunger
Declension
Synonyms
- sult
Derived terms
- hungersnød
German
Verb
hunger
- inflection of hungern:
- first-person singular present
- singular imperative
Middle English
Alternative forms
- (Early ME) hunngerr, hungor, hungær
- hunguer, honguer, honger, hungre, hongre, hungere, hongur, hounger, hounguer, hungir, hungyr, hungur
Etymology
From Old English hungor, from Proto-Germanic *hungruz, *hunhruz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?hun??r/, [?hu???r]
Noun
hunger (uncountable)
- 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.
Derived terms
- hungren
- hungry
- hungrylych
Descendants
- English: hunger
- Scots: hounger, hunger
References
- “hunger, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-09-19.
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse hungr, from Proto-Germanic *hunhruz.
Noun
hunger m (definite singular hungeren, uncountable)
- hunger
Synonyms
- sult
Derived terms
- hungersnød
Related terms
- hungrig
References
- “hunger” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse hungr
Noun
hunger m (definite singular hungeren) (uncountable)
- hunger
Synonyms
- svolt
Derived terms
- hungersnaud, hungersnød
Related terms
- hungrig
References
- “hunger” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse hungr, from Proto-Germanic *hunhruz.
Pronunciation
Noun
hunger c (uncountable)
- hunger
Declension
See also
- hungrig
- hungra
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prejudice
English
Alternative forms
- præjudice (archaic)
Etymology
From Middle English prejudice, from Old French prejudice, from Latin praei?dicium (“previous judgment or damage”), from prae- (“before”) + i?dicium (“judgment”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?p??d???d?s/
- Hyphenation: prej?u?dice
Noun
prejudice (countable and uncountable, plural prejudices)
- (countable) An adverse judgment or opinion formed beforehand or without knowledge of the facts.
- (countable) Any preconceived opinion or feeling, whether positive or negative.
- (countable) An irrational hostile attitude, fear or hatred towards a particular group, race or religion.
- I am free of all prejudices. I hate everyone equally.
- (obsolete) Knowledge formed in advance; foresight, presaging.
- (obsolete) Mischief; hurt; damage; injury; detriment.
- 1702, W. Popple (translator), John Locke, A Letter concerning Toleration […]
- for no injury is thereby done to any one, no prejudice to another man's goods
- 1662, Thomas Fuller, History of the Worthies of England
- For Pens, so usefull for Scholars to note the remarkables they read, with an impression easily deleble without prejudice to the Book.
- 1702, W. Popple (translator), John Locke, A Letter concerning Toleration […]
Derived terms
- (law) with prejudice – precluding subsequent action
- (law) without prejudice – without affecting a legal interest
- in prejudice of – to the detriment or injury of
- to the prejudice of – with resulting harm to
- prejudicious
Related terms
- prejudge
- prejudicate
Translations
Verb
prejudice (third-person singular simple present prejudices, present participle prejudicing, simple past and past participle prejudiced)
- (transitive) To have a negative impact on (someone's position, chances etc.).
- (transitive) To cause prejudice in; to bias the mind of.
Related terms
- prejudge
- prejudiced
Translations
Adjective
prejudice
- Misspelling of prejudiced.
See also
- bias
- discrimination
- hatred
- racism
- stereotype
Old French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin praeiudicium.
Noun
prejudice f (oblique plural prejudices, nominative singular prejudice, nominative plural prejudices)
- (chiefly law) harm; damage
- (chiefly law) prejudgment; prejudice
Descendants
- English: prejudice
- French: préjudice
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