Meanings
plural hunger strikes
- A fast undertaken as a means of protest, often by a prisoner.
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 20251 more example
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
Translations
Arabic اِضْرَاب عَن الطَّعَام
- اِضْرَاب عَن الطَّعَام (iḍrāb ʕan aṭ-ṭaʕām)a fast undertaken as a means of protest
Basque gose greba
- gose grebaa fast undertaken as a means of protest
Catalan vaga de fam
- vaga de fama fast undertaken as a means of protest
Chinese Mandarin 絕食 /绝食, 絕食抗議 /绝食抗议
- 絕食 /绝食 (juéshí)a fast undertaken as a means of protest
- 絕食抗議 /绝食抗议a fast undertaken as a means of protest
Czech hladovka
- hladovkaa fast undertaken as a means of protest
Danish sultestrejke
- sultestrejkea fast undertaken as a means of protest
Dutch hongerstaking
- hongerstakinga fast undertaken as a means of protest
Esperanto malsatstriko
- malsatstrikoa fast undertaken as a means of protest
Estonian näljastreik
- näljastreika fast undertaken as a means of protest
Finnish nälkälakko, syömälakko
- nälkälakkoa fast undertaken as a means of protest
- syömälakkoa fast undertaken as a means of protest
French grève de la faim
- grève de la faima fast undertaken as a means of protest
German Hungerstreik
- Hungerstreika fast undertaken as a means of protest
Hungarian éhségsztrájk
- éhségsztrájka fast undertaken as a means of protest
Icelandic hungurverkfall
- hungurverkfalla fast undertaken as a means of protest
Indonesian mogok makan
- mogok makana fast undertaken as a means of protest
Irish stailc ocrais
- stailc ocraisa fast undertaken as a means of protest
Italian sciopero della fame
- sciopero della famea fast undertaken as a means of protest
Japanese ハンガー・ストライキ, ハンスト
- ハンガー・ストライキ (hangā-sutoraiki)a fast undertaken as a means of protest
- ハンスト (hansuto)a fast undertaken as a means of protest
Korean 단식투쟁
- 단식투쟁 (dansiktujaeng)a fast undertaken as a means of protest
Latvian badastreiks
- badastreiksa fast undertaken as a means of protest
Lithuanian bãdo strei̇̃kas
- bãdo strei̇̃kasa fast undertaken as a means of protest
Malay mogok lapar, mogok makan
- mogok lapara fast undertaken as a means of protest
- mogok makana fast undertaken as a means of protest
Norwegian Bokmål sultestreik
- sultestreika fast undertaken as a means of protest
Persian اعتصاب غذا
- اعتصاب غذا (e'tesâb-e ġazâ)a fast undertaken as a means of protest
Polish głodówka, strajk głodowy
- głodówkaa fast undertaken as a means of protest
- strajk głodowya fast undertaken as a means of protest
Portuguese greve de fome
- greve de fomea fast undertaken as a means of protest
Romanian greva foamei
- greva foameia fast undertaken as a means of protest
Russian голодо́вка
- голодо́вка (golodóvka)a fast undertaken as a means of protest
Slovak hladovka
- hladovkaa fast undertaken as a means of protest
Spanish huelga de hambre
- huelga de hambrea fast undertaken as a means of protest
Swedish hungerstrejk
- hungerstrejka fast undertaken as a means of protest
Tamil உண்ணாவிரத போராட்டம்
- உண்ணாவிரத போராட்டம் (uṇṇāvirata pōrāṭṭam)a fast undertaken as a means of protest
Turkish açlık grevi
- açlık grevia fast undertaken as a means of protest
Ukrainian голодо́вка, голоді́вка
- голодо́вка (holodóvka)a fast undertaken as a means of protest
- голоді́вка (holodívka)a fast undertaken as a means of protest
Vietnamese tuyệt thực
- tuyệt thựca fast undertaken as a means of protest
Welsh streic newyn
- streic newyna fast undertaken as a means of protest
Cite this entry
hunger strike. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hunger%20strike
“hunger strike.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hunger%20strike. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hunger strike,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hunger%20strike.
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