malnutrition
noun
mal·nu·tri·tion
ˌmal-nu̇-ˈtri-shən 
-nyu̇-
: faulty nutrition due to inadequate or unbalanced intake of nutrients or their impaired assimilation or utilization
Examples of malnutrition in a Sentence
a program to help poor children suffering from malnutrition
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Famine was confirmed in August in Gaza City, and Gaza’s entire under-five population, 320,000 children, is at risk of acute malnutrition.
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Catherine Russell, Time, 3 Nov. 2025
Your height is determined by a combination of genes (traits passed down in families) and environmental factors, such as an unbalanced diet, malnutrition, economic status, and certain conditions.
—Mark Gurarie, Health, 1 Nov. 2025
According to food-security experts, extreme malnutrition in Gaza, already high, skyrocketed after GHF took over; according to Netanyahu, the foundation failed to prevent looting by Hamas.
—Hana Kiros, The Atlantic, 27 Oct. 2025
At a nutrition center in Camp 15 of Cox’s Bazar – run by Concern Worldwide, with programs from UNICEF and the World Food Programme (WFP) – babies are measured for malnutrition by wrapping a paper tape measure around their tiny arms.
—Rebecca Wright, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2025
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Catherine Russell, Time, 3 Nov. 2025
Your height is determined by a combination of genes (traits passed down in families) and environmental factors, such as an unbalanced diet, malnutrition, economic status, and certain conditions.
—Mark Gurarie, Health, 1 Nov. 2025
According to food-security experts, extreme malnutrition in Gaza, already high, skyrocketed after GHF took over; according to Netanyahu, the foundation failed to prevent looting by Hamas.
—Hana Kiros, The Atlantic, 27 Oct. 2025
At a nutrition center in Camp 15 of Cox’s Bazar – run by Concern Worldwide, with programs from UNICEF and the World Food Programme (WFP) – babies are measured for malnutrition by wrapping a paper tape measure around their tiny arms.
—Rebecca Wright, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2025
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“Malnutrition.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/malnutrition. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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malnutrition
noun
mal·nu·tri·tion
ˌmal-n(y)u̇-ˈtrish-ən
: faulty nutrition especially due to inadequate intake of nutrients
Medical Definition
malnutrition
noun
mal·nu·tri·tion
ˌmal-n(y)u̇-ˈtrish-ən
: faulty nutrition due to inadequate or unbalanced intake of nutrients or their impaired assimilation or utilization
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