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Definitions for malnourished
mælˈnɜr ɪʃt, -ˈnʌr-mal·nour·ished

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. malnourishedadjective

    not being provided with adequate nourishment

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  1. malnourishedadjective

    suffering from malnutrition

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  1. malnourished

    Malnourished refers to a condition resulting from a diet lacking in sufficient or appropriate nutrients, causing health problems such as loss of weight, stunted growth, weaknesses, or illnesses. It can occur when a person's food intake is not enough or does not have the essential vitamins and minerals required for healthy growth and development. This can be due to not eating enough, not eating enough of the right foods, or the body not being able to properly absorb nutrients from food.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of malnourished in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of malnourished in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of malnourished in a Sentence

  1. Zurenko Family:

    Because it's worse than having no gas, at least if you have no gas, you just sit at home. If you don't have formula — babies are going to die or be malnourished.

  2. Vaagn Andikyan:

    When I first walked into the examination room, I found this 38-year-old malnourished patient with a weight of 350 pounds and extensive tumor that was about 100 centimeters [ 39 inches ] large. I saw fear in the patient's eyes. She was so hopeless, because she had seen several other doctors, and they were unable to help her, her legs were so swollen that she was unable to walk. I've seen leg swelling, but I've never seen leg swelling of this magnitude.

  3. Joseph Bompartito:

    They looked miserable, malnourished, very skinny, very pale with a depressed look on their face.

  4. World Food Programme:

    In northern Ghana, 30 percent of children under five are stunted or chronically malnourished, this not only affects their growth but also their educational development and economic potential, and consequently the future of the country.

  5. Yacoub El Hillo:

    We saw people who are clearly malnourished, especially children, we saw people who are extremely thin, skeletons, that are now barely moving, we saw people that are desperate, people that are cold, people that angry, people that have almost lost hope that the world cares about their plight.

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