un·der·nour·ish

(ŭn′dər-nûr′ĭsh)

tr.v. un·der·nour·ished, un·der·nour·ish·ing, un·der·nour·ish·es

To provide with insufficient quantity or quality of nourishment to sustain proper health and growth.

un′der·nour′ish·ment n.

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undernourished

(ˌʌndəˈnʌrɪʃt)

adj

deprived of nutrients essential for health and growth

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un•der•nour•ished

(ˌʌn dərˈnɜr ɪʃt, -ˈnʌr-)

adj.

1. not nourished with sufficient or proper food to maintain health or normal growth.

2. lacking the essential elements for proper development: emotionally undernourished.

[1925–30]

un`der•nour′ish•ment, n.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Adj.

undernourished - not getting adequate food; "gaunt underfed children"; "badly undernourished"

ill-fed, underfed

malnourished - not being provided with adequate nourishment

undernourished

adjective malnourished, starving, underfed People who are undernourished also lack reserves of energy.

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Translations

ناقِص التَّغْذِيَه

podvyživený

underernæret

unterernährt

sous-alimenté

hiányosan táplált

vannærîur

denutrito

izkāmējisnepietiekami barots

yetersiz beslenmiş

营养不足的

undernourished

[ˈʌndəˈnʌrɪʃt] ADJ → subalimentado, desnutrido

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

undernourished

[ˌʌndə^rˈnʌrɪʃt] adj → sous-alimenté(e)

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

undernourished

[ˌʌndəˈnʌrɪʃt] adj → denutrito/a

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

undernourished

(andəˈnariʃt) , ((American) -ˈnə:-) adjective

suffering from lack of food or nourishment.

undernourished

a. desnutrido-a; malnutrido-a.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

undernourished

adj desnutrido, malnutrido, subalimentado

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