hunger strike

noun

: refusal (as by a prisoner) to eat enough to sustain life
hunger striker noun

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Read Next Crime ‘Rebellion’ at Idaho prisons: Here’s why men in maximum security joined a hunger strike August 15, 2024 4:00 AM Johnson’s prison sentence ends in February, online prison records showed. Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 17 Jan. 2025 Recent Nashville import, Daddy’s Dogs, is not to be missed when hunger strikes during your day at the mountain. Stacey Lastoe, Southern Living, 12 Jan. 2025 Women who mounted hunger strikes in protest were force-fed, a painful procedure. Barbara Spindel, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 Jan. 2025 Intellectuals led by the literary critic Liu Xiaobo joined a hunger strike in solidarity. Chang Che, The New Yorker, 21 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for hunger strike 

Word History

First Known Use

1889, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of hunger strike was in 1889

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“Hunger strike.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hunger%20strike. Accessed 23 Jan. 2025.

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hunger strike

noun
: refusal (as by a prisoner) to eat enough to stay alive

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