UNDERNOURISHMENT Synonyms: 33 Similar and Opposite Words

undernourishment

noun

Definition of undernourishment

as in malnutrition

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Some of its highest-profile work was partnering with the then-Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (now just the Gates Foundation) and northern Nigerian state governments on campaigns focused on malnutrition and polio eradication in Nigeria.

— Sydney Lake, Fortune, 30 July 2026
Untreated dental disease drives infection, malnutrition, and avoidable hospitalization; a person who cannot chew does not eat well, and a person who does not eat well does not heal.

— Sachin H. Jain, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026

Definition of malnutrition

Noun

Does the system keep fee-for-service, and if so, what stops the overutilization and the starvation of primary care?

— Sachin H. Jain, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
Their starvation reached new heights, and the men ultimately broke their promise to Odysseus and killed one of Apollo’s cattle.

— Tanya Fedak, Variety, 18 July 2026

Definition of starvation

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