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Germany is in terrible condition this year. This is particularly true of the working masses, who are so undernourished that tuberculosis is having a rich harvest, particularly of adolescent children.
Agnes Smedley

Meaning of "undernourished" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF UNDERNOURISHED

undernourished  [ˌʌndəˈnʌrɪʃt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF UNDERNOURISHED

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

WHAT DOES UNDERNOURISHED MEAN IN ENGLISH?

undernourished

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 undernourished in the English dictionary

The definition of undernourished in the dictionary is deprived of nutrients essential for health and growth.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH UNDERNOURISHED


accomplished
əˈkɒmplɪʃt
astonished
əˈstɒnɪʃt
cherished
ˈtʃɛrɪʃt
diminished
dɪˈmɪnɪʃt
distinguished
dɪˈstɪŋɡwɪʃt
established
ɪˈstæblɪʃt
finished
ˈfɪnɪʃt
furnished
ˈfɜːnɪʃt
ill-nourished
ˌɪlˈnʌrɪʃt
impoverished
ɪmˈpɒvərɪʃt
malnourished
mælˈnʌrɪʃt
perished
ˈpɛrɪʃt
polished
ˈpɒlɪʃt
unfinished
ʌnˈfɪnɪʃt
unfurnished
ʌnˈfɜːnɪʃt
unnourished
ʌnˈnʌrɪʃt
unperished
ʌnˈpɛrɪʃt
unpublished
ˌʌnˈpʌblɪʃt
vanished
ˈvænɪʃt
well-nourished
ˌwelˈnʌrɪʃt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE UNDERNOURISHED

underminde
undermine
underminer
undermost
undern
undernamed
underneath
underniceness
undernote
undernourish
undernourishment
underntime
undernutrition
underoccupied
underpaid
underpainting
underpants
underpart
underpass
underpay

WORDS THAT END LIKE UNDERNOURISHED

anguished
blemished
burnished
comfortably-furnished
dished
famished
half-finished
in the shed
long-established
semifinished
unaccomplished
unblemished
undiminished
undistinguished
unpolished
unpunished
untarnished
unvarnished
well-established
well-finished
well-furnished

Synonyms and antonyms of undernourished in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «UNDERNOURISHED»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «undernourished» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of undernourished

Translation of «undernourished» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF UNDERNOURISHED

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

Translator English - Chinese

营养不良
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

desnutridos
570 millions of speakers

English

undernourished
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कुपोषित
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

نقص التغذية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

недоедают
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

desnutridos
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অপুষ্ট
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

sous-alimenté
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kurang berkhasiat
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 실조
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Undernourished
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

suy dinh dưỡng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஊட்டச்சத்து பற்றாக்குறையால்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कुपोषित
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yetersiz beslenmiş
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

denutriti
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

niedożywionych
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

недоїдають
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

subnutriti
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

υποσιτίζονται
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ondervoed
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

undernärda
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

underernært
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of undernourished

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «UNDERNOURISHED»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «UNDERNOURISHED» OVER TIME

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

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QUOTES WITH «UNDERNOURISHED»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word undernourished.
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Agnes Smedley
Germany is in terrible condition this year. This is particularly true of the working masses, who are so undernourished that tuberculosis is having a rich harvest, particularly of adolescent children.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UNDERNOURISHED»

Discover the use of undernourished in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to undernourished and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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India's Undernourished Children: A Call for Reform and Action
HEALTH, NUTRITION, and POPULATION SERIES India's Undernourished Children A Call for Reform and Action Michele Gragnolati, Caryn Bredenkamp, Meera Shekar, Monica Das Gupta,Yi-Kyoung Lee India's Undernourished Children ...
‎2006
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Feeding Children at School, a Method of Meeting the Problem ...
Care must be taken that all undernourished children are included in the feeding. Educational Value of the School Feeding System. The system should be made as definitely educational as possible. The child himself should be taken into the ...
Mrs. Edna Elder Edmondson, Mabel Thacher Wellman, 1919
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Food Security and Nutrition: The Global Challenge
Between 1990- 92 and 2010, the number of undernourished people is projected to fall by almost 20 percent, while population increases will amount to some 40 percent, or another 1 .5 to 1 .6 billion people. Globally, there has therefore been a  ...
Uwe Kracht, Manfred Schulz, 1999
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Triticale Production in Ethiopia: Its Impact on Food ...
According to IFPRI (2004), the number of Africans who are undernourished has been on the rise for decades and stood at about 200 million people in 2004. However, as IFPRI reported, new commitment to a change was emerging both among ...
Ashenafi Gedamu-Gobena, 2008
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State of Food Insecurity in the World (1999)
Proportions of undernourished in developing countries, by category, 1990/92 and 1995/97 Category 2: Category 1: 2.5-4% undernourished 2.5% undernourished Progress and setbacks in developing countries Undernourishment in countries ...
Hartwig de Haen, 2008
6
The State of Food Insecurity in the World, 1999
An overwhelming majority of the undernourished people in developing countries live in Asia and the Pacific. This region is home to 70 percent of the total population of the developing world. And it accounts for almost two-thirds (526 millionI of ...
‎1999
7
The Atlas of World Hunger
Thomas J. Bassett, Alex Winter-Nelson. Map 3.2. Change in share of population that is undernourished, 1980–2004. Figure 3.1. Undernourishment: change in number and change in prevalence. women will be understated there. Despite its  ...
Thomas J. Bassett, Alex Winter-Nelson, 2010
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Food and Human Rights in Development: Legal and ...
Between 1979-81 and 2000-02, the proportion of undernourished people in the developing countries declined form 28% to 17% (Annex Table A-1). As a truly impressive result, the Asia and Pacific region achieved a halving of the proportion of ...
Wenche Barth Eide, Uwe Kracht, 2005
9
Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security
Table I-1 – Population undernourished by country grouping, region and subregion Notes: 1 1990-1992 average for all countries, except those in Central Asia, where this observation indicates the average for 1993–1995. For the compositions ...
United Nations
10
Africa's Food and Nutrition Security Situation: Where are We ...
2001). As in Latin America and some parts of Asia, African countries experiencing economic growth will increasingly bear two nutritional burdens— the costs associated with millions of undernourished children and the costs of caring for adults ...
Todd David Benson, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «UNDERNOURISHED»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term undernourished is used in the context of the following news items.
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Descendants of undernourished people may be more susceptible to …
The study provides a model for understanding new health problems in developing countries, particularly in countries like India, where vegetarian diets are ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
2
Superfoods: the Real Story, review: undernourished
TV's insatiable appetite for food-related programming (growing it, cooking it, studying it) continues unabated. In Superfoods: the Real Story (Channel 4), Kate ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jun 15»
3
UN report: 33m people in Mena region undernourished
DUBAI // Political instability, war and natural disasters have resulted in 33 million people in the Middle East and North Africa being undernourished, according to ... «The National, Jun 15»
4
In the Last 5 years, Number of Undernourished Indians Rises
The Global Hunger Report 2015 by The Food and Agricultural Organisation found that India has the highest number of undernourished people in the world. «Newslaundry, Jun 15»
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India Home to Most Undernourished People on Earth, Says UN Report
“The State of Food Insecurity in the World 2015” (SOFI) says India is home to the highest number of undernourished people on Earth. The country tops the list ... «The New Indian Express, May 15»
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Asia Pacific still home to most of world's undernourished – report
MANILA, Philippines – The Asia Pacific region has halved the proportion of undernourished people, achieving the Millennium Development Goal's hunger target ... «Rappler, May 15»
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15.2% of India's population is undernourished: UN report
In India, about 194.6 million people were undernourished in 2014-16, which was 15.2% of the population. In China, 133.8 million people were undernourished, ... «Daily News & Analysis, May 15»
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Judge: Undernourished baby to remain in state custody
Altamonte Springs police became concerned last week when officials went to the home to check on reports that Penelope Hogarth was undernourished. «WTSP 10 News, May 15»
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First Nighter: Dan Lauria's 'Dinner With the Boys' Undernourished
Dinner With the Boys, written by Dan Lauria and at the Acorn, is a harmless enough comedy about the Mafia today -- not that Charlie, played by Lauria, ... «Huffington Post, May 15»
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France set to pass bill banning 'undernourished' super-skinny models
France's government is likely to back a bill banning excessively thin fashion models, a measure criticised by model agencies but supported by the public. «International Business Times UK, Mar 15»

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