malnutrition

noun

Definition of malnutritionnext
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 That includes 433,000 children expected to suffer severe acute malnutrition, the form carrying the greatest risk of death. — ABC News, 12 Oct. 2026 Cholera and malnutrition cases are increasing, access to trauma care is more difficult and some hospitals have shortages of surgical and other supplies, the World Health Organization said this week. — Samy Magdy, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026 Globally, 43 million children under five suffer acute malnutrition. — Jeannie Annan, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026 The candidate also stressed cost efficiency and collaborations with other UN agencies in implementing the organization's mandate of providing regular access to enough high-quality food and ending hunger and malnutrition. — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for malnutrition
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starvation
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  • In March 2024, Josep Borrell, a top EU diplomat, accused Israel of creating a famine and using starvation as a weapon of war.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Since Yemen descended into war in 2015, the United Nations estimates that some 377,000 people have died, more than half due to indirect causes such as starvation and disease amid the fighting.
    — Dov Lieber, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of starvation

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“Malnutrition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/malnutrition. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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