Malnutrition is a serious condition that happens when your diet does not contain the right amount of nutrients. It means "poor nutrition" and can refer to: undernutrition – not getting enough nutrients. overnutrition – getting more nutrients than needed.

What it means to be malnourished?

English Language Learners Definition of malnourished

: not eating enough food or not eating enough healthy food : poorly nourished. See the full definition for malnourished in the English Language Learners Dictionary. malnourished. adjective. mal·​nour·​ished | \ (ˈ)mal-ˈnər-isht, -ˈnə-risht \

Is Malnourished a bad word?

Is Malnourished a bad word? malnourished | American Dictionary weak and in bad health because of a lack of food or a lack of food that is good for you: By the time we saw the child, she was extremely malnourished.