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malnutrition

/ˌmæl.nuˈtɹɪʃ.ən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.24 in modern English

Syllables
mal-nu-tri-tion
IPA
/ˌmæl.nuˈtɹɪʃ.ən/
14
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A lack of adequate nourishment.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)mel- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *(s)molos? Proto-Italic *malos Archaic Latin malos Latin malus Latin maleder. Old French mal- English mal- English nutrition English malnutrition From mal- + nutrition.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌmæl.nuˈtɹɪʃ.ən/

Usage

Inflected Forms

malnutritions (plural)

Derived Forms

malnutritional

Phrases

muesli belt malnutrition

Rhymes With

position addition competition commission mission condition edition definition opposition permission tradition recognition

Questions

How do you pronounce malnutrition?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌmæl.nuˈtɹɪʃ.ən/.
What does malnutrition mean?
A lack of adequate nourishment.
Where does malnutrition come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)mel- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *(s)molos? Proto-Italic *malos Archaic Latin malos Latin malus Latin maleder. Old French mal- English mal- English nutrition English malnutrition From mal- + nutrition.

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