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
And six weeks can bring a child from malnutrition back on track to be healthy.
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Tommy McArdle, People.com, 18 Apr. 2025
Action in every part of the world will be needed to keep pushing malnutrition toward zero.
—Christine Ro, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
Mary’s cause of death was found to be protein-calorie malnutrition, an apparent result of her prolonged starvation in the county jail.
—Sarah Stillman, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2025
My father died under the Khmer Rouge, succumbing to dysentery and malnutrition after being forced to work in a labor camp.
—Sophal Ear, The Conversation, 14 Apr. 2025
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Tommy McArdle, People.com, 18 Apr. 2025
Action in every part of the world will be needed to keep pushing malnutrition toward zero.
—Christine Ro, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
Mary’s cause of death was found to be protein-calorie malnutrition, an apparent result of her prolonged starvation in the county jail.
—Sarah Stillman, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2025
My father died under the Khmer Rouge, succumbing to dysentery and malnutrition after being forced to work in a labor camp.
—Sophal Ear, The Conversation, 14 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for malnutrition
Recent Examples of Synonyms for malnutrition
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This month, whales have died in Long Beach and Huntington Beach from the toxin and dozens of pelicans have become ill, with their offspring on the brink of starvation.—
Summer Lin,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2025
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With the blockade of supplies in place, Gaza's population of approximately 2.1 million people faces a crisis of starvation, disease and despair.—
Diaa Ostaz,
ABC News,
25 Apr. 2025
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“Malnutrition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/malnutrition. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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