Synonyms of malnutrition

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

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of malnutrition

Court papers go on to say her daughter was 31 weeks pregnant and appeared to be suffering from malnutrition. —Benjamin Johnson, USA TODAY, 23 Oct. 2024

The infant – whose name has not been released – also suffered from heat stress, dehydration, malnutrition, and neglect, according to the coroner’s office. —Emily Palmer, People.com, 17 Oct. 2024

Low protein is usually caused by extreme malnutrition (a deficiency in nutrient intake) or kidney or liver diseases, where the body produces too little protein or loses too much of it. —Laura Schober, Health, 2 Oct. 2024

The finding suggested repairing the microbiome might lessen the effects of malnutrition in children. —Byelizabeth Pennisi, science.org, 2 Oct. 2024