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单词 malnourished
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malnourished

adjective

mal·​nour·​ished ˌmal-ˈnər-isht How to pronounce malnourished (audio)
-ˈnə-risht
: supplied with less than the minimum or an unbalanced amount of the nutrients or foods essential for sound health and growth : marked by malnutrition
When it comes to certain nutrients, in fact, an estimated 80 to 90 percent of obese individuals are malnourished. Maria Konnikova
especially : undernourished sense 1
How do you help malnourished children and assure that they won't go hungry again after you leave? Melissa Hendricks
Patients may become malnourished from being unable to take food by mouth … Laura Landro

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Already, kids are being hit hard by the lack of food and water, with more than 1.5 million children under 5 malnourished and thousands dead from the condition. Catherine Garcia, The Week, 24 Aug. 2022 As Sri Lanka's economic crisis pushes food prices out of reach, UNICEF is helping malnourished children survive. Sarah Ferguson, Forbes, 4 Aug. 2022 That could unnecessarily stigmatize patients who were improperly deemed obese, or malnourished, or mentally ill. Christopher Rowland, Washington Post, 5 June 2022 Both the malnourished dog and its siblings are infected with canine parvovirus, a highly-contagious disease that can be prevented with easily-accessible vaccines. Antonio Arredondo, oregonlive, 5 Aug. 2022 Hospitals in Kabul and around the country swelled with malnourished children, many of whom were sent home with packets of therapeutic food because of the lack of beds. Lorenzo Tugnoli, Washington Post, 4 Aug. 2022 The group is preparing to provide food to up to 100,000 malnourished children this year in Nigeria's Katsina state alone, said Lacharite, head of the group’s emergency operations. Chinedu Asadu, ajc, 10 July 2022 The group is preparing to provide food to up to 100,000 malnourished children this year in Nigeria's Katsina state alone, said Lacharite, head of the group’s emergency operations. Chinedu Asadu, BostonGlobe.com, 10 July 2022 The biggest fear initially was that an outbreak in an unvaccinated, malnourished population with primitive health care would be catastrophic. Paula Hancocks, CNN, 5 July 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1911, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

malnourished

adjective

mal·​nour·​ished (ˈ)mal-ˈnər-isht, -ˈnə-risht How to pronounce malnourished (audio)
: supplied with less than the minimum or an unbalanced amount of the nutrients or foods essential for sound health and growth : marked by malnutrition
When it comes to certain nutrients, in fact, an estimated 80 to 90 percent of obese individuals are malnourished. Maria Konnikova
especially : undernourished
How do you help malnourished children and assure that they won't go hungry again after you leave? Melissa Hendricks
Patients may become malnourished from being unable to take food by mouth … Laura Landro

malnourished

adjective

as in starving
not eating enough food or not eating enough healthy food; poorly nourished The malnourished children were slowly nursed back to health.

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • starving
  • starved
  • undernourished
  • underfed
  • hungry
  • famished
  • peckish
  • empty

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • satisfied
  • content
  • stuffed
  • full
  • overfed
  • satiated
  • glutted
  • sated
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