undernourish

• Verb, das angibt, jemandem oder einem Lebewesen zu wenig Nahrung oder Nährstoffe zuzuführen, sodass Gesundheit und Wachstum beeinträchtigt werden; auch im Sinne von anhaltendem Hunger oder Mangelernährung.

A verb used to indicate the act of providing insufficient food or nutrients to sustain proper health and growth.

1. Provide insufficient nourishmentB2formal

   To supply with an inadequate amount or quality of food, leading to poor health or development.

   Unterernähren

   • Many children in the region are undernourished due to food shortages.
   • The study found that undernourished plants grew more slowly.
   • Prolonged illness can undernourish the body, weakening the immune system.

   Synonymemalnourishstarve

   Antonymefeednourishsustain