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" The death of democracy is not likely to be an assassination from ambush. It will be a slow extinction from apathy, indifference, and undernourishment."
Robert M. Hutchins

Meaning of "undernourishment" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF UNDERNOURISHMENT

ˌʌndəˈnʌrɪʃmənt


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF UNDERNOURISHMENT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Undernourishment is a noun.
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WHAT DOES UNDERNOURISHMENT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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 undernourishment in the English dictionary

The definition of undernourishment in the dictionary is if someone is suffering from undernourishment, they have poor health because they are not eating enough food or are eating the wrong kind of food.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH UNDERNOURISHMENT

abolishment · accomplishment · admonishment · astonishment · banishment · cherishment · diminishment · disestablishment · embellishment · empoverishment · establishment · garnishment · impoverishment · nourishment · punishment · ravishment · re-establishment · refurbishment · relinquishment · replenishment

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE UNDERNOURISHMENT

undermine · underminer · undermost · undern · undernamed · underneath · underniceness · undernote · undernourish · undernourished · underntime · undernutrition · underoccupied · underpaid · underpainting · underpants · underpart · underpass · underpay · underpayment

WORDS THAT END LIKE UNDERNOURISHMENT

advertisement · anti-Establishment · attachment · bashment · capital punishment · catchment · corporal punishment · detachment · encashment · encroachment · enrichment · entrenchment · impeachment · parchment · reattachment · refreshment · research establishment · retrenchment · shower attachment · the Establishment · writ of attachment

Synonyms and antonyms of undernourishment in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «undernourishment» into 25 languages

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zh

Translator English - Chinese

营养不良
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

desnutrición
570 millions of speakers
en

English

undernourishment
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

आधे पेट खाना
380 millions of speakers
ar

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نقص التغذية
280 millions of speakers
ru

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недоедание
278 millions of speakers
pt

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subnutrição
270 millions of speakers
bn

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অপুষ্টির
260 millions of speakers
fr

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sous-alimentation
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Kurang sihat
190 millions of speakers
de

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Unterernährung
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

栄養不良
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

영양 부족
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Undernourishment
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

suy dinh dưỡng
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

ஊட்டச்சத்துக் குறைவு
75 millions of speakers
mr

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कुपोषण
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

yetersiz beslenme
70 millions of speakers
it

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denutrizione
65 millions of speakers
pl

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niedożywienie
50 millions of speakers
uk

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недоїдання
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

subnutriție
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

υποσιτισμού
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ondervoeding
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

undernäring
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

underernæring
5 millions of speakers

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

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Robert M. Hutchins
The death of democracy is not likely to be an assassination from ambush. It will be a slow extinction from apathy, indifference, and undernourishment.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UNDERNOURISHMENT»

Discover the use of undernourishment in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to undernourishment and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Undernourishment and Economic Growth: The Efficiency Cost of ...
This paper investigates the relationship between nutrition and economic growth at the aggregate level by examining the magnitude of the effects of undernourishment on economic growth and identifying the channels of transmission of such ...
Jean-Louis Arcand, 2001
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The State of Food Insecurity in the World 2005: Eradicating ...
Countries with primary school completion < 80% Countries with undernourishment > 20% School attainment and undernourishment by region, 2000 Sub-Saharan Africa Progress towards universal primary education by region, 1990-2000 ...
‎2005
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The Atlas of World Hunger
Despite its weaknesses as a measure of the number of hungry people, the FAO measure of undernourishment contributes to our understanding of the geography of hunger. Four useful functions of the undernourishment measure are ...
Thomas J. Bassett, Alex Winter-Nelson, 2010
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State of Food Insecurity in the World, 2002
Undernourishment,. poverty. and. development. Undernourishment,. poverty. and . indicators. for. other. Millennium. Development. Goals: 1995-2000. Locations facing humanitarian emergencies, 2001-02 Economic problems Natural disasters  ...
‎2002
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FAO Statistical Yearbook 2004 (CD-ROM)
FIGURE 17 Agricultural trade and undernourishment, 1998-2002 0 3 6 9 12 15 Agricultural imports + Agricultural exports / Total trade (percentage) Source: FAO and World Bank. FIGURE 18 Agricultural exports and undernourishment, ...
‎2005
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Financial Sector Development and the Millennium Development ...
Stijn Claessens, Erik Feijen. Figure 3.9 Income Poverty and Undernourishment Are Strongly Associated, 1980–20041 Undernourishment, percent 40 50 30 −40 −20 0 20 40 60 −30 Poverty, percent −20 −10 0 10 20 1 This is a plot of residuals.
Stijn Claessens, Erik Feijen, 2007
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Finance and Hunger: Empirical Evidence of the Agricultural ...
The elasticity of private credit to undernourishment from a basic OLS regression is -0.224 (see Regression (2), Table 3). Based on these elasticities we calculate that in 9 years, using historical growth rates, increases in GDP per capita would ...
Stijn Claessens, Erik Feijen, 2006
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Banking the World: Empirical Foundations of Financial Inclusion
All in all, although mostly suggestive because we lack good (panel) data on access, these regression results point to the importance of outreach of a financial system for reducing undernourishment. Comparing the Impact of Finance and GDP ...
Robert Cull, Robert J. Cull, Aslı Demirgüç-Kunt, 2013
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The Millennium Development Goals: A Latin American and ...
15 shows, even countries with similar DES levels can have significantly different undernourishment rates owing to disparities in terms of access. For example, Nicaragua has a slightly larger food supply than Bolivia, but its undernourishment  ...
‎2005
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The State of Food and Agriculture 2003-04
1. TRENDS. IN. UNDERNOURISHMENT. • FAO estimates the number of undernourished people in the world at 842 million: 798 million in the developing countries, 34 million in the countries in transition and 10 million in the developed  ...
‎2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «UNDERNOURISHMENT»

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Why The Poor Are More likely To Be Undernourished
While this is undoubtedly laudable, it misses an important dimension of deprivation (i.e. undernourishment or hunger). It matters as it signifies an individual's ... «Outlook, Jul 15»
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The Road to Reduce Poverty and Undernourishment in Africa: How …
With Financing for Development a hot topic, there are clear signs that investing in agriculture is the right thing to do. Globally, 842 million people are estimated to ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
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GrowPLUS+ - effective solution for childhood stunting and …
Homepage · Health. GrowPLUS+ - effective solution for childhood stunting and undernourishment. Sponsored content. Monday, June 08, 2015 05:00 Email Print. «Thanh Nien Daily, Jun 15»
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FAO: Undernourished population halved in many countries
A UN agency has announced that the prevalence of undernourishment decreased across the world during the past 25 years, thanks to the efforts of 72 countries ... «Today's Zaman, May 15»
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Opinion: The World Sees Progress Against Undernutrition, but it's …
Progress in sub-Saharan Africa has been more limited, and the region now has the highest prevalence of undernourishment. West Asia has seen a rise in the ... «Inter Press Service, Mar 15»
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UN recognizes achievement of thirteen countries in eradicating …
... Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, the Philippines and Uruguay are the latest in a growing list of countries to make great strides in combating undernourishment. «UN News Centre, Dec 14»
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Feast and famine
More than half the nursery's charges are below their proper weight (“wasted” in the jargon) or short for their age (“stunted”, a result of years of undernourishment) ... «The Economist, Nov 14»
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Sub-Saharan Africans worst affected by undernourishment
But Sub-Saharan Africa is in the worst condition worldwide with one in four of its people suffering from undernourishment. “In general, in Africa, there has been ... «Mail & Guardian Online, Oct 14»
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World Making Progress Against Hunger, Report Finds, but Large …
"The problem is getting smaller," says Josef Schmidhuber, an economist with the FAO who compiled part of the report, an annual measure of undernourishment ... «National Geographic, Sep 14»
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GMOs are a key tool to addressing global hunger
The United Nations estimates that nearly one in eight people across the globe faces chronic undernourishment. Nearly all those left hungry live in developing ... «Boston Globe, May 14»
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