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Synonyms for undernourishment


Grammar : Noun
Spell : uhn-der-nur-isht, -nuhr-
Phonetic Transcription : ˌʌn dərˈnɜr ɪʃt, -ˈnʌr-

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Définition of undernourishment

Origin :
  • also under-nourished, 1910, from under + past participle of nourish.
  • As in malnutrition : noun poor nutrition
  • As in emaciation : noun gauntness
Example sentences :
  • It was a pretty, young face, but pale and thin from undernourishment.
  • Extract from : « Hungry Hearts » by Anzia Yezierska
  • Her body was lean, but whether from exercise or undernourishment he couldn't be sure.
  • Extract from : « The Happy Man » by Gerald Wilburn Page
  • Eating sweets instead of other food is also bad and a cause of undernourishment.
  • Extract from : « Food Guide for War Service at Home » by Katharine Blunt, Frances L. Swain, and Florence Powdermaker
  • They do not want a postwar America which suffers from undernourishment or slums--or the dole.
  • Extract from : « State of the Union Addresses of Franklin D. Roosevelt » by Franklin D. Roosevelt
  • The war used him up, I reckon, and anxiety and undernourishment used up his wife and children.
  • Extract from : « One Man in His Time » by Ellen Glasgow
  • Premature old age, due to overwork and undernourishment, is on its way to be proceeded against as a record of social neglect.
  • Extract from : « The Family and it's Members » by Anna Garlin Spencer
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