All malnutrition synonyms
mal·nu·tri·tion
M m 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.
- anorexia nervosa — an eating disorder primarily affecting adolescent girls and young women, characterized by pathological fear of becoming fat, distorted body image, excessive dieting, and emaciation.
- famine — extreme and general scarcity of food, as in a country or a large geographical area.