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Undernourished vs Malnourished - What's the difference?

undernourished | malnourished | Synonyms |

Undernourished is a synonym of malnourished.


As adjectives the difference between undernourished and malnourished

is that undernourished is provided with insufficient nourishment to sustain proper health and growth while malnourished is suffering from malnutrition.

undernourished

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Provided with insufficient nourishment to sustain proper health and growth.

    • Synonyms

    * See also

    malnourished

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • suffering from malnutrition

    • Synonyms

    * underfed * undernourished

    Antonyms

    * well-fed

    Related terms

    * malnutrition