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undernourished

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un·der·nour·ish  (ndr-nûrsh, -nr-)
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.

under·nourish·ment n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.undernourishedundernourished - not getting adequate food; "gaunt underfed children"; "badly undernourished"
malnourished - not being provided with adequate nourishment

undernourished
adjective malnourished, starving, underfed People who are undernourished also lack reserves of energy.
Translations
undernourished [ˈʌndəˈnʌrɪʃt] ADJsubalimentado, desnutrido

undernourished [ˌʌndərˈnʌrɪʃt] adjsous-alimenté(e)

undernourished [ˌʌndəˈnʌrɪʃt] adjdenutrito/a
undernourished [ˌʌndəˈnʌrɪʃt] adjdenutrito/a

undernourished
adj undernourished [andəˈnariʃt, (American ) -ˈnə:-]
suffering from lack of food or nourishment. wangevoed ناقِص التَّغْذِيَه недохранен podvyživený underernæret unterernährt υποσιτιζόμενος desnutrido alatoidetud دچار سوءتغذیه aliravittu sous-alimenté סוֹבֵל מִתַת-תְּזוּנָה कुपोषित pothranjen hiányosan táplált vannærður denutrito 栄養不良の 영양 부족의 išbadėjęs, pusalkanis nepietiekami barots; izkāmējis kurang pemakanan ondervoed underernært niedożywiony subalimentado subalimentat плохо питающийся podvyživený podhranjen neuhranjen undernärd ที่ขาดสารอาหาร yetersiz beslenmiş 營養不足的 схудлий; охлялий غذائيت کي کمي کا شکار suy dinh dưỡng


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