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单词 undernourished
释义

undernourished

adjective

un·​der·​nour·​ished ˌən-dər-ˈnər-isht How to pronounce undernourished (audio)
-ˈnə-risht
1
: supplied with less than the minimum amount of the nutrients or foods essential for sound health and growth : marked by undernutrition
undernourished infants
Since these drugs suppress appetite, stimulant users are often undernourished and experience all the ill effects of that condition. Cynthia Kuhn
2
: poorly supplied with vital elements or qualities
undernourished independent libraries
undernourishment
ˌən-dər-ˈnər-ish-mənt How to pronounce undernourished (audio)
-ˈnə-rish-
noun

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Newton and Seale asked one of their early recruits, a student-artist, Emory Douglas to redraw the Panther symbol smaller to reflect that the party was about serving the underserved and undernourished. Essence, 11 Aug. 2022 Even before the Russian invasion of Ukraine, U.N. agencies estimated that about 828 million people — one-tenth of the global population — went undernourished in 2021. Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 4 Aug. 2022 Child malnutrition rates have soared, and undernourished children are more susceptible to disease. Maryanne Murray Buechner, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2022 A quarter of the world’s undernourished people live in India, where rural food prices have doubled this past year. Zinara Rathnayake, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 Aug. 2022 Between 2005 and 2014, the number of undernourished people, as measured by the Food and Agriculture Organization, fell nearly 30 percent to 572 million from 806 million. New York Times, 1 Aug. 2022 In Zambia – where more than half the population is undernourished, and 1.2 million people are experiencing acute food insecurity – farmers already produce more than 80% of the country’s food needs. Howard Lafranchi, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 July 2022 Then, about a month ago, Ferguson was approached about the same issue involving undernourished cancer patients who need good nutrition now more than ever. John Benson, cleveland, 29 June 2022 Without more focus on the needs of the world’s undernourished people, eliminating hunger will remain a distant goal. Deepak Ray, The Conversation, 13 May 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1863, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

undernourished

adjective

un·​der·​nour·​ished ˌən-dər-ˈnər-isht How to pronounce undernourished (audio)
: given too little food for proper health and growth

Medical Definition

undernourished

adjective

un·​der·​nour·​ished ˌən-dər-ˈnər-isht, -ˈnə-risht How to pronounce undernourished (audio)
: supplied with less than the minimum amount of the nutrients or foods essential for sound health and growth : marked by undernutrition
undernourished infants
Since these drugs suppress appetite, stimulant users are often undernourished and experience all the ill effects of that condition. Cynthia Kuhn

undernourished

adjective

as in haggard
not getting enough food or not getting enough healthy food for good health and growth undernourished children

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • haggard
  • malnourished
  • underfed
  • starved
  • thin
  • emaciated
  • gaunt
  • scrawny
  • skeletal
  • spare
  • starving
  • cadaverous
  • hungry
  • famished
  • rawboned
  • lanky
  • skinny
  • bony
  • lank
  • sinewy
  • scraggy
  • wasted
  • withered
  • boney
  • shriveled
  • wizened
  • shrivelled

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • healthy
  • nourished
  • obese
  • overweight
  • husky
  • beefy
  • fit
  • brawny
  • chubby
  • fat
  • pudgy
  • burly
  • corpulent
  • hearty
  • plump
  • fleshy
  • hale
  • stocky
  • rotund
  • flabby
  • tubby
  • heavyset
  • portly
  • thickset
  • soft
  • roly-poly
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