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
Birds fed only bread also may suffer the effects of malnutrition or become more susceptible to diseases.
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Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 18 Dec. 2025
Older adults without home care aides face higher risks of falls, malnutrition and medication errors.
—Bedassa Tadesse, The Conversation, 17 Dec. 2025
The outlets reported that he was taken to UPMC Children’s Hospital in Pittsburgh, where medical staff documented signs of malnutrition and physical abuse.
—Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 12 Dec. 2025
An Arizona couple is facing possible prison time after their parenting practices, shaped by online misinformation about medical care and nutrition, left their 5-month-old child dead and three other children suffering from chronic malnutrition, police and court records show.
—Charles Trepany, USA Today, 10 Dec. 2025
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Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 18 Dec. 2025
Older adults without home care aides face higher risks of falls, malnutrition and medication errors.
—Bedassa Tadesse, The Conversation, 17 Dec. 2025
The outlets reported that he was taken to UPMC Children’s Hospital in Pittsburgh, where medical staff documented signs of malnutrition and physical abuse.
—Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 12 Dec. 2025
An Arizona couple is facing possible prison time after their parenting practices, shaped by online misinformation about medical care and nutrition, left their 5-month-old child dead and three other children suffering from chronic malnutrition, police and court records show.
—Charles Trepany, USA Today, 10 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for malnutrition
starvation
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As Hoffine noted, hunger often kills not just through starvation, but by weakening immune systems to the point where people can't fight off disease.—
Nurith Aizenman,
NPR,
5 Nov. 2025
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Nearly 400,000 people are facing starvation, as defined by Integrated Food Security Phase Classification’s Phase 5 threshold.—
David Miliband,
Time,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Malnutrition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/malnutrition. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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