as in starvation
the unhealthy condition that results from not eating enough food or not eating enough healthy food; poor nutrition
a program to help poor children suffering from malnutrition
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Recent Examples of malnutrition
World Vision, the world’s largest evangelical humanitarian organization, lost 10% of its budget, laid off as many as 3,000 employees and cut programs engaged in HIV/AIDS prevention and child health care and malnutrition in countries like Bangladesh, Kenya and Rwanda.
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Jennifer Hadden, The Conversation, 16 Jan. 2026
Authorities and animal rescue workers saved a baby California sea lion earlier this month after the animal was found in a parking lot near Google’s headquarters, alone and suffering from malnutrition.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 16 Jan. 2026
Turtles that are deprived of UVB radiation will lose interest in eating, suffer from malnutrition and develop fatal metabolic bone disease.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2026
There’s similar progress on obesity and cancer, as well as on problems in developing countries like malaria, TB, and malnutrition.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 9 Jan. 2026
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Jennifer Hadden, The Conversation, 16 Jan. 2026
Authorities and animal rescue workers saved a baby California sea lion earlier this month after the animal was found in a parking lot near Google’s headquarters, alone and suffering from malnutrition.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 16 Jan. 2026
Turtles that are deprived of UVB radiation will lose interest in eating, suffer from malnutrition and develop fatal metabolic bone disease.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2026
There’s similar progress on obesity and cancer, as well as on problems in developing countries like malaria, TB, and malnutrition.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 9 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for malnutrition
starvation
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An autopsy later determined Charlotte died from dehydration and starvation and that her body was completely devoid of food, prosecutors said.—
Christina Coulter,
PEOPLE,
27 Jan. 2026
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In an interview with the Miami Herald, David and Ariel described two long years marked by starvation, isolation and psychological abuse.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
23 Jan. 2026
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“Malnutrition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/malnutrition. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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