malnourishment

English Thesaurus

1. not having enough food to develop or function normally (noun.state)

hypernym	:	hunger, hungriness,
definition	:	a physiological need for food; the consequence of food deprivation (noun.state)

derivation	:	malnourish, undernourish,
definition	:	provide with insufficient quality or quantity of nourishment (verb.consumption)

derivation	:	malnourish, undernourish,
definition	:	provide with insufficient quality or quantity of nourishment (verb.consumption)