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Undernourished 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 28

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/ˌʌn.dəˈnʌr.ɪʃt/ (adj)

suffering from malnutrition, not getting enough nutritious food to maintain health, lacking enough nutrients for optimum health, starved, underfed, famished, malnourished, hungry

Malnutrition (undernutrition) is caused by a lack of nutrients, either as a result of a poor diet or problems absorbing nutrients from food. The people suffering from malnutrition are undernourished.

Source: https://www.nhs.uk/

Antonym: well-fed

Noun: undernourishment

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