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Undernourished vs Malnutrition - What's the difference?

undernourished | malnutrition |

As an adjective undernourished

is provided with insufficient nourishment to sustain proper health and growth.

As a noun malnutrition is

a lack of adequate nourishment.

undernourished

English

Adjective

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

    • Synonyms

    * See also

    malnutrition

    English

    (wikipedia malnutrition)

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • a lack of adequate nourishment