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malnutritiona condition resulting from inadequate or unbalanced nutrition

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: a condition resulting from inadequate or unbalanced nutrition

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˌmælnuˈtrɪʃən/

Korean meaning: 부적절하거나 균형 잡히지 않은 영양으로 인한 상태, 영양실조

Korean pronunciation: 맬-뉴-트리-션 (강세: 트리)

Example Sentences

  • The celebrity claimed that her extreme diet caused malnutrition, but her Instagram was full of pizza photos.
  • My college student budget led to malnutrition - I survived on ramen for three months straight.
  • UNICEF works tirelessly to combat malnutrition in vulnerable populations worldwide.

malnutrition

NOUN

//ˌmælnuˈtrɪʃən//

a condition resulting from inadequate or unbalanced nutrition

malnutrition concept
💡 Concept

Poor nutrition affects health badly

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malnutrition rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Choosing between tuition and nutrition - malnutrition shouldn't be the cost of education

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˌmælnuˈtrɪʃən/
🇬🇧 UK/ˌmælnjuˈtrɪʃən/

🌳Etymology

Prefixmal--
Rootnutrition

Origin

프랑스어에서 온 말로, '나쁜'을 뜻하는 mal-과 '영양'을 의미하는 nutrition이 합쳐진 단어입니다. 마치 나쁜 영양 상태를 표현하는 의학 용어로 발전했습니다.

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🎵Rhyme

nutritionintuitiontuition
nutrition
intuition
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📝Examples

😄 Fun example

The celebrity claimed that her extreme diet caused malnutrition, but her Instagram was full of pizza photos.

😄 Fun example

My college student budget led to malnutrition - I survived on ramen for three months straight.

UNICEF works tirelessly to combat malnutrition in vulnerable populations worldwide.

The doctor explained that malnutrition doesn't just mean not eating enough - it can also mean eating the wrong foods.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

undernourishmentmalnourishmentnutritional deficiencyundernutrition

Antonyms

proper nutritionnourishmenthealthy diet

Related

starvationfaminevitamin deficiencymalabsorptioneating disorder