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PRONUNCIATION OF UNDERFED

underfed  [ˌʌndəˈfed] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF UNDERFED

noun
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verb
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Underfed is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES UNDERFED MEAN IN ENGLISH?

underfed

Malnutrition

Malnutrition is the condition that results from eating a diet in which certain nutrients are lacking, in excess, or in the wrong proportions.[1][2] The verb form is "malnourish"; "malnourishment" is sometimes used instead of "malnutrition". A number of different nutrition disorders may arise, depending on which nutrients are under- or over-abundant in the diet. In most of the world, malnutrition is present in the form of under-nutrition, which is caused by a diet lacking adequate calories and protein[3][4] —not enough food, and of poor quality. Extreme undernourishment is starvation, and its symptoms and effects are inanition. While malnutrition is more common in less-developed countries, it is also present in industrialized countries. In wealthier nations it is more likely to be caused by unhealthy diets with excess energy, fats, and refined carbohydrates. A growing trend of obesity is now a major public health concern in lower socio-economic levels and in developing countries as well.[5] The World Health Organization has reported hunger and related malnutrition as the greatest single threat to the world's public health.

Definition of underfed in the English dictionary

The definition of underfed in the dictionary is having been given too little food.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH UNDERFED


bottle-fed
ˈbɒtəlfed
breast-fed
ˈbrestˌfed
spoon-fed
ˈspuːnˌfed
webfed
ˈwebˌfed

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE UNDERFED

underestimation
underexploit
underexpose
underexposed
underexposure
underfeed
underfeeding
underfelt
underfinanced
underfloor
underflow
underfong
underfoot
underfulfil
underfulfilled
underfulfilling
underfund
underfunded
underfunding
underfur

WORDS THAT END LIKE UNDERFED

chuffed
coiffed
Dyfed
fed
force-fed
hoofed
miffed
overfed
overstuffed
puffed
scuffed
sheet-fed
short-staffed
staffed
stuffed
understaffed
unfed
unstuffed
well-fed
winterfed

Synonyms and antonyms of underfed in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «underfed» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF UNDERFED

Find out the translation of underfed to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of underfed from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «underfed» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

营养不良
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

desnutridos
570 millions of speakers

English

underfed
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अल्पपोषित
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

سوء التغذية من
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

недоедали
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

desnutridos
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অর্ধভুক্ত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

sous-alimenté
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Underfed
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

unterernährt
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

栄養不良の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

영양 부족
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Underfed
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thiếu ăn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தேவைக்கும் குறைந்த அளவு உணவளிக்கிற
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Underfed
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

az beslenmiş
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

denutrito
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

niedożywione
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

недоїдали
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

subnutrit
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ατροφικός
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ondervoed
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

underfed
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

underernært
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of underfed

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «UNDERFED»

The term «underfed» is regularly used and occupies the 76.631 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «UNDERFED» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about underfed

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UNDERFED»

Discover the use of underfed in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to underfed and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Medical Marijuana Cannabis Cultivation: Trees of Life at the ...
So, as you can see, these pens are critical because without one, you'll not know for sure if the plants are being fed at the right level or if they're being underfed or if they're being overfed and that's how to ascertain it. As the water depletes, if the  ...
Jeffrey Winterborne, 2008
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SPE/ANTEC 2000 Proceedings
(a) Screw speed N = 40 rpm, (flood-fed mode); b) N = 60 rpm, (underfed mode). ( a) (b) (c) Figure 5. As figure 2, now showing optical micrographs of microtomed sections of the strands. Extrusion conditions: constant screw speed (40 rpm) and  ...
Spe, 2000
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Food Wars: The Global Battle for Mouths, Minds and Markets
UNDERFED,. OVERFED. AND. BADLY. FED. More than 2 billion people in the world today have their lives blighted by nutritional inadequacy. On one hand, half of this number do not have enough to eat; on the other hand, a growing army of ...
Tim Lang, Michael Heasman, 2004
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Diamino Amino Acids: Advances in Research and Application: ...
“Beginning on d 28 of gestation, ewes were fed a diet providing 100% (control- fed) or 50% (underfed) of NRC-recommended nutrient requirements. Between d 60 of gestation and parturition, underfed ewes received i.v. infusions of saline or  ...
‎2012
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Basic Amino Acids—Advances in Research and Application: 2012 ...
“Beginning on d 28 of gestation, ewes were fed a diet providing 100% (control- fed) or 50% (underfed) of NRC-recommended nutrient requirements. Between (1 60 of gestation and parturition, underfed ewes received i.v. infusions of saline or  ...
‎2012
6
Early Nutrition and its Later Consequences: New ...
0 1 2 3 MALE A U I / A U G 0 1 2 3 FEMALE A U I / A U G *** CONTROL UNDERFED CONTROL UNDERFED Figure 2. Ratio of the area under the curve ratio of plasma insulin (AUI) and glucose (AUI) during an oral glucose tolerance test (2 g ...
Berthold Koletzko, 2006
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Report of a Special Committee on Underfed Children Attending ...
London. School Board. With regard to our methods of administration, I think I cannot do better in the first instance than to give you a copy of the rules which were formulated in 1889 for the guidance of our local committees :— 1. That, save in ...
London. School Board, 1895
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Biology of Sport
In underfed rats, protein level in both types of fibers decreased by about 28%. Only in the underfed animals a training-induced increase (by about 70%) was observed. Glycogen: Glycogen levels in the two types of muscle tissue and in liver are ...
9
Biological Actions of Sex Hormones
If younger rats were underfed their testes failed to reach the mature condition. Mason 8: Wolfe (1930), having submitted rats to a prolonged period of underfeeding, tested the gonadotrophic potency of their pituitaries as compared with those of ...
Harold Burrows, 2013
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Focus on Nutrition Research
Such data are in accordance with Ogata et al., (1978), also in rats and where myofibrillar protein catabolism in underfed animals is six times the one of normally fed animals. Undernutrition also seems to affect protein synthesis, significantly ...
Tony P. Starks, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «UNDERFED»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term underfed is used in the context of the following news items.
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Editorial: Underfed kids, overweight Albertans
While some Alberta schoolchildren are going hungry, other Albertans are struggling with obesity. THE CANADIAN PRESS. Share Adjust Comment Print. «Calgary Herald, Aug 15»
2
Dramatic drop in number of underfed children: UNICEF
Despite remarkable improvements in child nutrition over the last decade in India, some States, such as Gujarat, have struggled to reduce the numbers of ... «The Hindu, Jul 15»
3
A century hence, 'drop of milk' keeps flowing for underfed kids
Volunteers for Gota de Leche and Stop Hunger Now Philippines don protective gear to pack 36,000 meal packs containing rice, beans, dried vegetables and ... «Inquirer.net, May 15»
4
Underfed horses surrendered by Dracut selectwoman, MSPCA says
Three horses have been surrendered to an animal welfare agency by the chairwoman of the Dracut Board of Selectmen after officers discovered the animals frail ... «Boston Globe, Apr 15»
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A 3-D Printer Saved This Poor Underfed Tortoise
A 3-D Printer Saved This Poor Underfed Tortoise. 18,104. 5. chris-mills ... A 3-D Printer Saved This Poor Underfed Tortoise 1. Red prosthetic adds 5 hp, ... «Gizmodo, Mar 15»
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RIVERSIDE: Charges, theft investigation sought as underfed dog is …
Riverside County Animal Services is pursuing cruelty charges against the owner of a dog that appeared underfed and is assisting Riverside police in a theft ... «Press-Enterprise, Mar 15»
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Infant Starved And Relatives Underfed In Allegedly Incestuous Family
PEACHTREE CORNERS, Ga. (AP) — A man and his 23-year-old daughter have been arrested outside Atlanta after the man's infant daughter starved to death ... «Huffington Post, Nov 14»
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Gordon County inmates underfed, human rights group alleges
A human rights organization charged Tuesday that prisoners in a north Georgia jail are being underfed to the point that some are emaciated and many aren't ... «Atlanta Journal Constitution, Oct 14»
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Hunger Declines as One-in-Nine Seen Chronically Underfed
Sept. 16 (Bloomberg) -- World hunger fell in the past four years, with about 805 million people estimated to be chronically underfed in the 2012-14 period from ... «Bloomberg, Sep 14»
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Critically ill hospital patients underfed, making them more likely to …
The “underfeeding” problem likely stems from a medical mindset that sees drugs and technology as the chief means to treat the very sick, and fails to recognize ... «National Post, Sep 14»

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