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- [mal-noo-trish-uh n, -nyoo-]
- /ˌmæl nuˈtrɪʃ ən, -nyu-/
- /ˌmæl.njuːˈtrɪ.ʃən/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [mal-noo-trish-uh n, -nyoo-]
- /ˌmæl nuˈtrɪʃ ən, -nyu-/
Definitions of malnutrition word
- noun malnutrition lack of proper nutrition; inadequate or unbalanced nutrition. 1
- noun malnutrition Lack of proper nutrition, caused by not having enough to eat, not eating enough of the right things, or being unable to use the food that one does eat. 1
- noun malnutrition lack of nourishment 1
- uncountable noun malnutrition If someone is suffering from malnutrition, they are physically weak and extremely thin because they have not eaten enough food. 0
- noun malnutrition lack of adequate nutrition resulting from insufficient food, unbalanced diet, or defective assimilation 0
- noun malnutrition inadequate nutrition; poor nourishment resulting from insufficient food, improper diet, etc. 0
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Origin of malnutrition
First appearance:
before 1860 One of the 29% newest English words
First recorded in 1860-65; mal- + nutrition
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Parts of speech for Malnutrition
noun
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conjunction
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malnutrition popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 73% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for malnutrition
noun malnutrition
- starvation — the act or state of starving; condition of being starved.
- hunger — a compelling need or desire for food.
- malnourishment — Malnutrition, undernourishment.
- bulimia — Bulimia or bulimia nervosa is an illness in which a person has a very great fear of becoming fat, and so they make themselves vomit after eating.
- undernourished — not nourished with sufficient or proper food to maintain or promote health or normal growth.
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