hunger vs bulimia
bulimia vs hungerhunger and bulimia both are nouns.
hunger is a verb but bulimia is not a verb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| hunger | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| bulimia | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
bulimia is a hyponym of
hunger; that is, bulimia is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
hunger:
- hunger: a physiological need for food; the consequence of food deprivation
- bulimia: pathologically insatiable hunger (especially when caused by brain lesions)
Other hyponyms of hunger include
emptiness, edacity, esurience, ravenousness, voraciousness, voracity, famishment, starvation, malnourishment, undernourishment.
| hunger (noun) | bulimia (noun) |
|---|---|
| strong desire for something (not food or drink) | pathologically insatiable hunger (especially when caused by brain lesions) |
| a physiological need for food; the consequence of food deprivation | a disorder of eating seen among young women who go on eating binges and then feel guilt and depression and self-condemnation |
| hunger (verb) | bulimia (verb) |
|---|---|
| be hungry; go without food | |
| have a craving, appetite, or great desire for | |
| feel the need to eat |
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