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单词 malnutrition
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malnutrition

noun

mal·​nu·​tri·​tion ˌmal-nu̇-ˈtri-shən How to pronounce malnutrition (audio)
-nyu̇-
: faulty nutrition due to inadequate or unbalanced intake of nutrients or their impaired assimilation or utilization

Example Sentences

a program to help poor children suffering from malnutrition
Recent Examples on the Web Over the years, droughts have led to crop failure, livestock deaths and millions of cases of malnutrition. Nardos Haile, ajc, 16 Sep. 2022 One out of every five children in the country will face deadly forms of malnutrition by October should current conditions remain. Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 5 Sep. 2022 In Somalia, where 2.7 million people cannot meet their daily food requirements and where children are dying of malnutrition, sugar is a source of energy. Eileen Ng, BostonGlobe.com, 23 July 2022 More than a million Afghan children under the age of 5 will likely face the most severe form of malnutrition this year, according to the United Nations (UN). Julia Musto, Fox News, 25 May 2022 Many of the children being treated here exhibit the telltale signs of severe malnutrition, with some even too weak to cry. Bymorgan Winsor,matt Gutman, ABC News, 11 May 2022 Being underweight can be a sign of malnutrition and can indicate that one’s diet isn’t enough to support appropriate growth, according to the study news release. Kristen Rogers, CNN, 2 May 2022 While the protests were unfolding in late January, Antonio Suárez, a middle-aged security guard at the university, died of malnutrition. Stephania Taladrid, The New Yorker, 12 Apr. 2022 Vaccination rates had increased and rates of malnutrition had declined on his watch – even in communities beset by conflict, droughts, displacement and distrust in governmental authorities. Lauren Carruth, The Conversation, 4 Apr. 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1862, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

malnutrition

noun

mal·​nu·​tri·​tion ˌmal-nu̇-ˈtri-shən How to pronounce malnutrition (audio)
-nyu̇-
: a condition of weakness and poor health that results from not eating enough food or from eating food without the proper nutrients

Medical Definition

malnutrition

noun

mal·​nu·​tri·​tion ˌmal-n(y)u̇-ˈtrish-ən How to pronounce malnutrition (audio)
: faulty nutrition due to inadequate or unbalanced intake of nutrients or their impaired assimilation or utilization

malnutrition

noun

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • starvation
  • hunger
  • undernourishment
  • famine
  • stomach
  • rapacity
  • munchies
  • voracity
  • craving
  • ravenousness
  • famishment
  • emptiness
  • rapaciousness
  • sweet tooth
  • voraciousness
  • appetite
  • hunger strike
  • fast
  • greed
  • belly
  • gluttony
  • gourmandism
  • hoggishness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • fullness
  • satisfaction
  • glut
  • satiety
  • satiation
  • surfeit
  • repletion
  • fill
  • repleteness
  • inappetence
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