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
Children are particularly at risk of malnutrition in that scenario.
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Fatma Tanis, NPR, 20 Mar. 2026
Russell's charges are in connection with the February 2024 death of 63-year-old Donald Maier, who died of malnutrition and probable dehydration in what the Dodge County medical examiner ruled a homicide.
—Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 12 Mar. 2026
Since Tarrant County Sheriff Bill Waybourn took office in 2017, more than 70 inmates have died in Tarrant County Jail from causes ranging from malnutrition and dehydration to use of force by jail staff, as was the case with Anthony Johnson, whose death was ruled a homicide.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 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
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Fatma Tanis, NPR, 20 Mar. 2026
Russell's charges are in connection with the February 2024 death of 63-year-old Donald Maier, who died of malnutrition and probable dehydration in what the Dodge County medical examiner ruled a homicide.
—Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 12 Mar. 2026
Since Tarrant County Sheriff Bill Waybourn took office in 2017, more than 70 inmates have died in Tarrant County Jail from causes ranging from malnutrition and dehydration to use of force by jail staff, as was the case with Anthony Johnson, whose death was ruled a homicide.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for malnutrition
starvation
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By this point, experts were warning that half a million people in Gaza were at risk of starvation, and organizations such as the Rabbinical Assembly, an association of Conservative rabbis, were urging immediate action to alleviate civilian suffering.—
Eyal Press,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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Court records show that Gabriel was tortured by starvation, shot by BB guns, and forced to eat cat litter, cat feces and his own vomit.—
Rick Montanez,
CBS News,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Malnutrition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/malnutrition. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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