UNDERNOURISHMENT Synonyms: 33 Similar and Opposite Words

undernourishment

noun

Definition of undernourishment

as in malnutrition

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Thirteen surviving sloths were transferred to the Central Florida Zoo earlier this year with malnutrition and other critical conditions, and several have since died there, despite veterinary care.

— Rylan DiGiacomo-Rapp, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Aug. 2026
In a country where poverty is rife and malnutrition strikes the most vulnerable, such income losses can be critical.

— ABDUL QAHAR AFGHAN, Fortune, 19 Aug. 2026

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The Khmer Rouge group that ruled Cambodia from 1975 to 1979 was accused of genocide for causing the deaths of so many countrymen from executions, starvation and lack of medical care due to its radical policies.

— Sopheng Cheang, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2026
The Khmer Rouge group that ruled Cambodia from 1975–79 was accused of genocide for causing the deaths of so many of their countrymen from executions, starvation, and lack of medical care due to its radical policies.

— ABC News, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026

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