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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You Might Miss Essential Nutrients People who practice intermittent fasting may be at risk of malnutrition.
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Carrie Madormo, Verywell Health, 23 June 2025
But the project was intermittently suspended, leaving ACF unable to procure enough of the nutrient-rich food during the peak season of malnutrition.
—Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 22 June 2025
The shrinking rations have led to rising cases of malnutrition among children under 5 and pregnant and breastfeeding mothers.
—Arkansas Online, 22 June 2025
An analysis from the U.N.’s Integrated Food Security Phase Classification, which analyses hunger and malnutrition globally, noted that the number of Haitians facing severe hunger increased by more than 300,000 people over last year, to 5.7 million.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 3 June 2025
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Carrie Madormo, Verywell Health, 23 June 2025
But the project was intermittently suspended, leaving ACF unable to procure enough of the nutrient-rich food during the peak season of malnutrition.
—Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 22 June 2025
The shrinking rations have led to rising cases of malnutrition among children under 5 and pregnant and breastfeeding mothers.
—Arkansas Online, 22 June 2025
An analysis from the U.N.’s Integrated Food Security Phase Classification, which analyses hunger and malnutrition globally, noted that the number of Haitians facing severe hunger increased by more than 300,000 people over last year, to 5.7 million.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 3 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for malnutrition
starvation
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Yet this endless orgy of revenge by indiscriminate fire, starvation, and destruction of almost all Gazan property seems sure to produce far more young Palestinians who see no hope or worthwhile purpose for their lives other than to die trying to kill Israelis—or perhaps Americans.—
Daniel R. Depetris,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 July 2025
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Enough starvation, enough closure of crossing points.—
WAFAA SHURAFA,
arkansasonline.com,
6 July 2025
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“Malnutrition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/malnutrition. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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