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
Taken together and left untreated, malnutrition and disease create a deadly cycle.
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Sarah Ferguson, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025
During hunger crises, people can die from malnutrition or from common illnesses or injuries that the body is not strong enough to fight.
—Samy Magdy, Chicago Tribune, 29 July 2025
Advancing age, severe illness or injury, and malnutrition: It's estimated that people ages 40-80 can lose 30-50% of their muscle mass, which can cause weakness and frail bones.
—Lauren O'Connor, Health, 22 July 2025
That brings the total number of deaths from famine and malnutrition since the war began to 101, which includes 80 children, according to the health ministry.
—Morgan Winsor, ABC News, 22 July 2025
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Sarah Ferguson, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025
During hunger crises, people can die from malnutrition or from common illnesses or injuries that the body is not strong enough to fight.
—Samy Magdy, Chicago Tribune, 29 July 2025
Advancing age, severe illness or injury, and malnutrition: It's estimated that people ages 40-80 can lose 30-50% of their muscle mass, which can cause weakness and frail bones.
—Lauren O'Connor, Health, 22 July 2025
That brings the total number of deaths from famine and malnutrition since the war began to 101, which includes 80 children, according to the health ministry.
—Morgan Winsor, ABC News, 22 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for malnutrition
starvation
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At least 40 Palestinians were killed by Israeli gunfire and airstrikes on Gaza, including 10 seeking aid, health authorities said on August 4, adding that another five had died of starvation in what humanitarian agencies warn may be an unfolding famine.—
USA Today,
USA Today,
4 Aug. 2025
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According to the platform’s experts, at least half a million people are expected to be in IPC Phase 5 – catastrophe – which is marked by starvation, destitution and death.—
Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab,
Forbes.com,
2 Aug. 2025
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“Malnutrition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/malnutrition. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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