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undernourished

[uhn-der-nur-isht, -nuhr-] / ˌʌn dərˈnɜr ɪʃt, -ˈnʌr- /




ADJECTIVE
starved
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They said 57 million more Africans have become undernourished since the start of the pandemic, bringing the total of the undernourished to nearly 282 million last year.

From Seattle Times

On top of that, many are undernourished because they “often eat last and least within patriarchal structures,” she said.

From Seattle Times

Drèze and Sen observed that 43 percent of Indian children are undernourished by weight and 48 percent by height before they reach five years of age.

From Scientific American

The report documented that Tokitae was underfed and undernourished and suffered from wounds incurred when forced to do tricks no longer tolerated at her age.

From Seattle Times

“In a context in which food inflation this year was about 8%, that means that in the camps, children are undernourished,” De Schutter said.

From Seattle Times