Synonyms of malnutrition

malnutrition

noun

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

Related Words

• starvation
• hunger
• famine
• undernourishment
• stomach
• rapacity
• munchies
• emptiness
• voracity
• craving
• appetite
• famishment
• ravenousness
• sweet tooth
• rapaciousness
• belly
• voraciousness
• hunger strike
• fast
• greed
• gluttony
• gourmandism
• hoggishness

Dissimilar Words

• satisfaction
• fullness
• glut
• satiety
• satiation
• surfeit
• repletion
• fill
• repleteness
• inappetence

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of malnutrition

The outlet reported that she had been admitted to a hospital for malnutrition earlier in the month. — Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 15 July 2026

The same outlet noted that Chase had been hospitalized earlier in the month because of malnutrition. — Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 14 July 2026

This time around, she is even told that her youngest is getting sick and struggling to focus at school due to malnutrition. — Elena Lazic, Variety, 11 July 2026

To add to the problem, ordinary Cubans face malnutrition due to scarcity and high food prices. — Sarah Moreno july 1, Miami Herald, 1 July 2026