unnourishmentn.
/(ˌ)ʌnˈnʌrᵻʃm(ə)nt/, U.S. /ˌənˈnərɪʃm(ə)nt/, /ˌənˈnʊrɪʃm(ə)nt/ rare.
Lack of nourishment; a state of being unnourished.
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the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > diseases of tissue > wasting disease > [noun]
wasting1398
pininga1450
consumation1551
waste1570
marasmus1574
colliquation1601
marasme1612
decrement1646
wearing1654
unnourishment1662
decline1783
undermining1897
abiotrophy1902
1662 J. Chandler tr. J. B. van Helmont Oriatrike 24 A sickness, which the Rabbins call Binsica: which properly, is an unnourishment, or pining away of the Organ of the phantasie [L. quae proprie est organi Phantasiae Atrophia].
1922 Daily Republican (Rushville, Indiana) 4 Mar. 4/4 There are thousands of adults as well as children who are apparently doomed to become victims of unnourishment and exposure.
2013 D. Sue et al. Essent. of understanding Abnormal Behavior (ed. 2) 246 By using models in a ‘state of unnourishment’ or airbrushed photos, the fashion industry has created an unattainable image of the ‘ideal’ woman.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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