malnutrition
noun
mal·nu·tri·tion
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Definition of malnutrition
: faulty nutrition due to inadequate or unbalanced intake of nutrients or their impaired assimilation or utilization
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Examples of malnutrition in a Sentence
a program to help poor children suffering from malnutrition
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Meals on Wheels also can mean the difference between a nutritious diet and the malnutrition that can be experienced by those who live alone and/or cope with disability and frailty. — Carol Kovach, cleveland.com, "Fairview Park’s Richard DeChant receives Freedom Award for work with vets at Tri-C: A Place in the Sun," 6 Aug. 2019 And according to the Central American Institute of Fiscal Studies, nearly 900,000 people suffer from malnutrition in the country. — Sonia Perez D., SFChronicle.com, "Guatemala seen as ill-prepared to absorb US-bound refugees," 13 July 2019 Aid officials warn the fighting could deepen an already grave humanitarian situation in those areas, threatening a fresh spike in disease and malnutrition levels in a country that has been threatened with famine for the past year. — Declan Walsh, New York Times, "U.A.E. Pulls Most Forces From Yemen in Blow to Saudi War Effort," 11 July 2019 One victim, a 74-year-old man, died of pneumonia and severe malnutrition while in her care. — Pauline Repard, San Diego Union-Tribune, "Kidnapping charge dropped for caregiver accused of abusing older dependents," 10 July 2019 Oh yes, there are a couple of questions on the Nipah virus and malnutrition. — Samar Halarnkar, Quartz India, "India’s battling one crisis after another, but parliament and media are obsessed with the irrelevant," 24 June 2019 This is particularly acute among indigenous populations, who suffer from higher rates of malnutrition and insufficient access to health care and education. — Jen Kirby, Vox, "How to address the causes of the migration crisis, according to experts," 17 July 2019 The victim, Vanessa Comer, was brought to the hospital by her caretaker father, Richard Comer, in a severe state of malnutrition and dehydration on July 7, 2018, according to Phoenix Police Sgt. — Aubrey Carpenter, azcentral, "Phoenix man arrested on suspicion of killing his 21-year-old daughter," 24 June 2019 Without it, many more people, especially children, would have suffered malnutrition and died, according to an interagency international health report. — Jessica Eise, Quartz Africa, "How foreign aid helped and hurt one of the world’s poorest countries," 21 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'malnutrition.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for malnutrition
malnutrition
noun
English Language Learners Definition of malnutrition
: the unhealthy condition that results from not eating enough food or not eating enough healthy food : poor nutrition
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malnutrition
noun
mal·nu·tri·tion
| \ ˌmal-nu̇-ˈtri-shən
, -nyu̇-\
, -nyu̇-\
Kids Definition of malnutrition
: a condition of weakness and poor health that results from not eating enough food or from eating food without the proper nutrients
malnutrition
noun
mal·nu·tri·tion
| \ ˌmal-n(y)u̇-ˈtrish-ən
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Medical Definition of malnutrition
: faulty nutrition due to inadequate or unbalanced intake of nutrients or their impaired assimilation or utilization
Other Words from malnutrition
malnutritional
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adjective
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