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
Despite the staggering number of people at risk of malnutrition and starvation in Gaza, however, two-thirds of Israelis are opposed to allowing humanitarian aid into Gaza.
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Carlo Koos, The Conversation, 22 May 2025
Islam Hajjaj holds her 6-year-old daughter Najwa, who suffers from malnutrition, at a shelter in central Gaza City, on May 11, 2025.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2025
In turn, these infections increase the body’s requirement for nutrition, while reducing nutrient intake and absorption, resulting in worsening malnutrition.
—Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes.com, 18 May 2025
Marie Louise was a lifelong New Orleanian who died of malnutrition.
—Alina Selyukh, NPR, 31 May 2025
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Carlo Koos, The Conversation, 22 May 2025
Islam Hajjaj holds her 6-year-old daughter Najwa, who suffers from malnutrition, at a shelter in central Gaza City, on May 11, 2025.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2025
In turn, these infections increase the body’s requirement for nutrition, while reducing nutrient intake and absorption, resulting in worsening malnutrition.
—Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes.com, 18 May 2025
Marie Louise was a lifelong New Orleanian who died of malnutrition.
—Alina Selyukh, NPR, 31 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for malnutrition
starvation
Noun
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And at some point, every season turned into a battle of starvation.—
Frederick Dreier,
Outside Online,
11 June 2025
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Because of all the starvation, the situation is not stable.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
11 June 2025
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“Malnutrition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/malnutrition. Accessed 20 Jun. 2025.
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