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malnourished

/ˌmælˈnɜːrɪʃt/ /ˌmælnˈɜːrɪʃt/

Meanings
verb
To feed insufficiently, to cause malnutrition.

Examples :

"The poor harvests in the region malnourished many families, leading to widespread health problems. "
medicine biology physiology disease food condition body

Related Words

Illustration region

region noun

/ˈɹiːd͡ʒn̩/

Any considerable and connected part of a space or surface; specifically, a tract of land or sea of considerable but indefinite extent; a country; a district; in a broad sense, a place without special reference to location or extent but viewed as an entity for geographical, social or cultural reasons.

"the equatorial regions"

Illustration families

families noun

/ˈfæməliz/

A group of people who are closely related to one another (by blood, marriage or adoption); kin; for example, a set of parents and their children; an immediate family.

"Our family lives in town."

Illustration widespread

widespread adjective

/ˈwaɪdˌsprɛd/

Affecting a large area (e.g. the entire land or body); broad in extent; widely diffused.

"The flu was widespread throughout the school, with many students absent. "

Illustration health

health noun

/hɛlθ/

The state of being free from physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction; wellness.

"Her mental health is really affected by stressful environments."

Illustration harvests

harvests noun

/ˈhɑːrvɪsts/ /ˈhɑːrvəsts/

The third season of the year; autumn; fall.

"Harvest is usually very damp and rainy."

Illustration leading

leading verb

/ˈliːdɪŋ/ /ˈlidɪŋ/ /ˈlɛdɪŋ/

To cover, fill, or affect with lead

"continuous firing leads the grooves of a rifle."

Illustration problems

problems noun

/ˈpɹɒbləmz/ /ˈpɹɑbləmz/

A difficulty that has to be resolved or dealt with.

""Many students have problems understanding fractions." "

Illustration suffering

suffering verb

/ˈsʌfəɹɪŋ/

To undergo hardship.

"Is anyone here afraid of suffering hardship?"

Illustration drought

drought noun

[dɹʌʊt] /dɹaʊt/

A period of unusually low rainfall, longer and more severe than a dry spell.

"The long drought caused the farmer's crops to wither and die. "

Illustration animals

animals noun

/ˈæn.ɪ.məlz/

In scientific usage, a multicellular organism that is usually mobile, whose cells are not encased in a rigid cell wall (distinguishing it from plants and fungi) and which derives energy solely from the consumption of other organisms (distinguishing it from plants).

"A cat is an animal, not a plant. Humans are also animals, under the scientific definition, as we are not plants."

Illustration insufficiently

insufficiently adverb

/ˌɪnsəˈfɪʃəntli/ /ˌɪnsəˈfɪʃntli/

Not sufficiently

"The student prepared insufficiently for the exam and, as a result, failed. "

Illustration malnutrition

malnutrition noun

/ˌmælnuˈtrɪʃən/ /ˌmælnjuˈtrɪʃən/

A lack of adequate nourishment.

"The child's malnutrition was evident in their thin frame and weak muscles. "