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Word: Malnutrition
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
mid 19th century: from mal- + nutrition
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˌmalnjʊˈtrɪʃn
Dialects: British English
Definition:
lack of proper nutrition, caused by not having enough to eat, not eating enough of the right things, or being unable to use the food that one does eat
Short Definition:lack of proper nutrition
Examples:- nearly 67% of the country's population suffers from malnutrition
- children die every day from malnutrition and disease
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