MALNUTRITION Synonyms: 33 Similar and Opposite Words

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

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Recent Examples of malnutrition Data and recordings from more than a hundred 911 calls at Camp East Montana in El Paso, Texas, along with interviews and court filings, offer a disturbing portrait of overcrowding, medical neglect, malnutrition and emotional distress. —

ABC News, 6 Mar. 2026 The region, for decades blighted with some of the world’s highest malnutrition rates, has been further hit in recent months by a sudden aid cut from Western nations. —

Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 4 Mar. 2026 Scurvy comes from severe malnutrition and vitamin C deficiency. —

Cate Martel, The Hill, 12 Feb. 2026 Prevent malnutrition by regularly including lean meats, leafy greens, eggs, and dairy in their diet to support growth spurts. —

William Jones, Ascend Agency, 10 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for malnutrition

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starvation

Noun

But those who in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries made erroneous predictions of imminent mass starvation erred by underestimating the world‑changing potential of grasses.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 25 Mar. 2026
The poor, especially the poor in the West, aren't dying of hunger and starvation.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Mar. 2026