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
Gaza’s Health Ministry claims there have been 393 deaths, including 140 children, due to starvation or malnutrition.
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Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 8 Sep. 2025
The bee was likely suffered from malnutrition, Sevigny said, and may soon go the way of hundreds of thousands of others in his three dozen hives that have died because of smoke from the Glass Fire.
—Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 7 Sep. 2025
And patients without visible signs of starvation showed severe electrolyte imbalances and significant anemia in their lab results — clear indicators of malnutrition, Ali said.
—Brendan Rascius, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Sep. 2025
Thirteen more Palestinians, including three children, died of malnutrition and starvation in Gaza over the past 24 hours, the territory's health ministry said on Tuesday.
—Emily Rose, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
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Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 8 Sep. 2025
The bee was likely suffered from malnutrition, Sevigny said, and may soon go the way of hundreds of thousands of others in his three dozen hives that have died because of smoke from the Glass Fire.
—Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 7 Sep. 2025
And patients without visible signs of starvation showed severe electrolyte imbalances and significant anemia in their lab results — clear indicators of malnutrition, Ali said.
—Brendan Rascius, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Sep. 2025
Thirteen more Palestinians, including three children, died of malnutrition and starvation in Gaza over the past 24 hours, the territory's health ministry said on Tuesday.
—Emily Rose, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for malnutrition
starvation
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Four more Palestinians, including a child, have died of malnutrition and starvation in the past 24 hours, the health ministry said, raising deaths from such causes to at least 435 people, including 147 children, since the war started.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
19 Sep. 2025
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Aid groups say the Israeli military continues to restrict access to food, water, and humanitarian aid, worsening a crisis already marked by starvation and displacement.—
Kaity Kline,
NPR,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Malnutrition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/malnutrition. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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