malnutrition
noun
[ malnjʊˈtrɪʃ(ə)n ]
• lack of proper nutrition, caused by not having enough to eat, not eating enough of the right things, or being unable to use the food that one does eat.
• "nearly 67% of the country's population suffers from malnutrition"
Similar:
undernourishment,
malnourishment,
undernutrition,
poor diet,
inadequate diet,
unhealthy diet,
lack of food,
inanition,
starvation,
hunger,
famine,
anorexia,
