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
The toddler — whose two pigtails are brittle, a sign of malnutrition — weighs 15 pounds, according to doctors.
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Mohammed Jahjouh, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2025
Already, the World Health Organization estimates that 57 children have died from malnutrition just since the beginning of the March 2, 2025, blockade.
—Yara M. Asi, The Conversation, 21 May 2025
The United Nations later clarified after being questioned by the BBC to say that 14,000 babies face severe malnutrition if a lot more aid trucks don’t reach the Palestinian enclave soon.
—Astha Rajvanshi, NBC news, 20 May 2025
The body said that the same number of babies is facing severe malnutrition absent a significant and swift increase of aid into Gaza, with severe malnutrition posing the risk of death.
—Matt Bradley, NBC news, 22 May 2025
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Mohammed Jahjouh, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2025
Already, the World Health Organization estimates that 57 children have died from malnutrition just since the beginning of the March 2, 2025, blockade.
—Yara M. Asi, The Conversation, 21 May 2025
The United Nations later clarified after being questioned by the BBC to say that 14,000 babies face severe malnutrition if a lot more aid trucks don’t reach the Palestinian enclave soon.
—Astha Rajvanshi, NBC news, 20 May 2025
The body said that the same number of babies is facing severe malnutrition absent a significant and swift increase of aid into Gaza, with severe malnutrition posing the risk of death.
—Matt Bradley, NBC news, 22 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for malnutrition
starvation
Noun
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That means at least one in five people or households severely lack food and face starvation and destitution.—
Edith M. Lederer,
Los Angeles Times,
5 June 2025
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As the international community warned of imminent mass starvation, the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation appeared on the scene.—
Cybele Mayes-Osterman,
USA Today,
5 June 2025
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“Malnutrition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/malnutrition. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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