hunger
noun
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a physiological need for food; the consequence of food deprivation
Types & categories
- drive hypernym
- bulimia hyponym
- emptiness hyponym
- voraciousness hyponym
- starvation hyponym
- undernourishment hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 verb
feel the need to eat
Types & categories
- hurt hypernym
Related & opposite
- hunger derivation
Sense 3 noun
strong desire for something (not food or drink)
a thirst for knowledge
Types & categories
- desire hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 4 verb
have a craving, appetite, or great desire for
Types & categories
- desire hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 5 verb
be hungry; go without food
Let's eat--I'm starving!
Types & categories
- suffer hypernym
Related & opposite
- be full antonym
- hunger derivation
- starvation derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | starve |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | hunger |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | hungry |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | drive |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | bulimia |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | emptiness |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | voraciousness |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | starvation |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | undernourishment |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | hunger |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | hurt |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | lust |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | athirstp |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | desire |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | luxuria |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | hunger |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | craving |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | lust |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | desire |
| 5 | antonym | Related & opposite | be full |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | hunger |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | starvation |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | suffer |