malnourishment

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noun

malnutrition, undernourishment

Similar
undernourishment
OriginEnglish nourish ← Old French mal- ← Latin male →
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Meanings

nounmalnourishment (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemalnutrition, undernourishment

Synonyms & antonyms

nounnot having enough food to develop or function normally

Similar
undernourishment
Broader
hungerhungriness
Also see
famishmentundernourishment

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinmale
  2. Old Frenchmal-
  3. Englishmal-
  4. Englishnourish
  5. Englishmalnourishment

From mal- + nourish + -ment.

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APA

malnourishment. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/malnourishment

MLA

“malnourishment.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/malnourishment. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “malnourishment,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/malnourishment.

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