hunger strike
hunger strike noun: a fast undertaken as a means of protest, often by a prisoner.
Noun
hunger strike (plural hunger strikes)
- A fast undertaken as a means of protest, often by a prisoner.
- Alekhina has become a vocal advocate for prisoners’ rights, a sort of jailhouse lawyer who has exposed numerous violations, filed copious complaints, and, in May, held an 11-day hunger strike that succeeded in changing conditions in her penal colony.2013 September 23, Masha Gessen, “Life in a Russian Prison”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 07 Dec 2022, retrieved 24 Sep 2013
- A hunger strike at a South Florida immigration detention center state officials have named “Alligator Alcatraz” has entered its tenth day, as detainees protest what they call inhumane and dangerous living conditions.2025 August 1, Jamie Guirola, “'Alligator Alcatraz' detainees on hunger strike for 10th day, protesting conditions”, in NBC News, archived from the original on 08 Aug 2025
hunger strike meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and Kannada
hunger strike in Hindi
- hunger strike
- अनशन anśan
hunger strike in Tamil
- a fast undertaken as a means of protest
- உண்ணாவிரத போராட்டம் uṇṇāvirata pōrāṭṭam
hunger strike in Telugu
- hunger strike
- నిరాహార దీక్ష nirāhāra dīkṣa
hunger strike in Kannada
- ಉಪವಾಸ ಮುಷ್ಕರ, ಉಪವಾಸ ಸಂಪು
More languagesFewer languages
- hunger strike in Gujarati
- ભૂખહડતાળ bhūkhhaḍtāḷ
- hunger strike in Arabic
- اِضْرَاب عَن الطَّعَام iḍrāb ʕan aṭ-ṭaʕām
- hunger strike in Malay
- mogok lapar, mogok makan
- hunger strike in Indonesian
- mogok makan
- hunger strike in Persian
- اعتصاب غذا e'tesâb-e ġazâ
- hunger strike in Vietnamese
- tuyệt thực
Forms of hunger strike
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Words formed from hunger strike
Questions about hunger strike
- What does hunger strike mean?
- Hunger strike means a fast undertaken as a means of protest, often by a prisoner.
- What is hunger strike in Hindi?
- Hunger strike in Hindi is अनशन (anśan). See Hunger strike meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is hunger strike?
- Hunger strike is a noun.
- What is the plural of hunger strike?
- The plural of hunger strike is hunger strikes.
Words near hunger strike in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: hunger strike (page history and authors); अनशन (Hindi) (page history and authors); నిరాహార దీక్ష (Telugu) (page history and authors); hunger strike (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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