undernourish
verb
(tr; usually passive) to deprive of or fail to provide with nutrients essential for health and growth
undernourishment
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a word derived from
undernourish.
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a word derived from
undernourished.
undernourishedadjectivenot nourished with sufficient or proper food to maintain or promote health or normal growth.
Example Sentences
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“Their undernourishment is causing them all these medical issues, heart issues,” DeCaro said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
The world average for undernourishment is 9.2%, while in the Pacific islands of Oceania, excluding Australia and New Zealand, it was nearly 21%, or more than one in five people.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 11, 2023
A recent report found that the pandemic caused an immediate spike in undernourishment both globally and regionally in 2020, primarily related to people losing their jobs or experiencing a reduction in work hours amid lockdowns.
From Scientific American ● Feb. 17, 2022
That ungainly term doesn't refer to the chronic food scarcity and undernourishment, which afflicts more than 800 million people in poor countries, but rather to the disruption of people's typical food-consumption patterns.
From Salon ● Jan. 3, 2021
Scientific men began to set us straight and to give undernourishment a technical meaning,—soft bones, flabby tissue, under size, anæmia.
From Civics and Health by William H. Allen
