UNDERNOURISHMENT Synonyms: 33 Similar and Opposite Words

undernourishment

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Definition of undernourishment

as in malnutrition

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But the rest of the world is not just where the needs are greatest—from acute childhood malnutrition to violence against women—but where the gains from philanthropy can be greatest.

— David Miliband, Time, 19 Oct. 2026
Measles usually kills two or three people in every 1,000 cases, the WHO says, but the disease can be more deadly in poorer nations because of factors such as malnutrition.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2026

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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

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