What makes you 'hangry'? 6 Minute English

Improve your English vocabulary and listening with the BBC. It's been a long time since breakfast and lunch is still a while away. You want to shout at anyone who comes near you. Could it be that you're 'hangry'? Learn a new word made up of two words and find out the science behind the feeling of 'hanger'.

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𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝟔 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐭𝐞 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐞𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐬:
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𝐕𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐛𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐲
𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐲
angry because of hunger

𝐢𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲
getting annoyed very easily

𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐞
join different things together

𝐟𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐨𝐫 𝐟𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐬
chemicals in the body that prepare us for aggression or escape

𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐞
a state of being very angry

𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐮𝐥𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞
without control; without thinking about the consequences of an action

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