goes hungry
Misses a meal
Goes hungry means to not have enough food to eat, whether for a meal or over a longer period.
The phrase often carries connotations of poverty or deprivation: No child should go hungry in a wealthy nation.
It can also describe voluntary fasting or simply missing meals: I'd rather go hungry than eat that.
- empty stomachDigestive tract without food
- skipped mealsFood occasions passed over
- no oneZero individuals
- povertySevere lack of resources
- working poorEmployed but below comfort
paycheck to paycheck · hand to mouth · malnutrition · food banks · soup kitchen · food stamps · starvation · homelessness · stunted growth · food insecurity · shame · stress · food desert · undernourishment · anxiety · unemployment · displacement · systemic oppression