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

Synonyms & Similar 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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of malnutrition

The mystery disease affecting people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo most likely is caused by a respiratory virus exacerbated by malaria and malnutrition, according to a report released by the WHO on Friday. —Dave Wessner, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024

Once there, the teacher and influencer saw the impacts of poverty, malnutrition and a lack of access to education, as well as girls being forced into early marriages, per the outlet. —Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 28 Dec. 2024

Global famine monitors and United Nations and U.S. officials have warned repeatedly of the imminent risk of malnutrition and deaths from starvation reaching famine levels. —Ellen Knickmeyer, Los Angeles Times, 26 Dec. 2024

Concurrent health issues among the population, such malnutrition and known viral infections, could exacerbate the illnesses. —Aria Bendix, NBC News, 19 Dec. 2024