honger

Definitions of honger
  1. noun
    a physiological need for food; the consequence of food deprivation
    synonyms: eetlust, orexie
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    types:
    hongerdood, uithongering
    a state of extreme hunger resulting from lack of essential nutrients over a prolonged period
    hypotrofie, inanitie, malnutritie, ondervoeding
    not having enough food to develop or function normally
  2. noun
    an acute insufficiency
    synonyms: schaarste, voedselgebrek, voedselschaarste, voedseltekort
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    type of:
    gebrek, gemis, ontstentenis, tekort
    the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable
  3. noun
    strong desire for something (not food or drink)
    synonyms: begeerte, dorst, dorsten, haken, hongeren, hunkeren, koorts, reikhalzen, smachten, snakken, zucht
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