Undernourishment

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Insufficient nourishment uncountable
  2. 2
    not having enough food to develop or function normally wordnet
  3. 3
    The condition of being undernourished uncountable

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malnourishment

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"Today however, obesity is a bigger problem than undernourishment, having increased 38 percent from 2010 to 2014 — the highest in Southeast Asia."

Etymology

From under- + nourishment.

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