Malnutrition

Noun CEFR C1

ˌmæl.nuˈtɹɪʃ.ən

Definitions

A lack of adequate nourishment.

uncountable, usually

Equivalents

Españolmalnutrición

Françaismalnutrition

DeutschFehlernährung Mangelernährung Unterernährung

21 more languages

العربيةسوء التغذية سُوء تَغْذِيَة

Češtinapodvýživa

Danskfejlernæring underernæring

Ελληνικάαθρεψία υποσιτισμός

Suomialiravitsemus malnutritio ravinnonpuutevajaaravitsemus virheravitsemus

עבריתתת תזונה

हिन्दीकुपोषण

Հայերենթերասնում

Bahasa Indonesiadefisiensi nutrisi malanutritisi

Italianodenutrizione

日本語栄養失調

한국어영양실조

Malagasytsifanjariantsakafo

မြန်မာအာဟာရချို့တဲ့ခြင်း

Nederlandsondervoeding

Polskiniedożywienie

Portuguêsdesnutrição

Русскийнедоедание

Svenskaundernäring

Türkçeyetersiz beslenme

Українськанедоїдання

Examples

“It is predictable that some of these infections occur ⟳ in individuals immunocompromised by malnutrition or underlying disease (notably cancer or AIDS) or by immunosuppressive therapy.”

CEFR level

C1

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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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See also

malnutritions Malnutt malo malo animo Malo-Russian Malobago

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