Hunger and Malnutrition

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Hunger noun - A need or desire for food.

Usage example: no degree of hunger would induce me to eat octopus

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Malnutrition is a synonym for hunger in starvation topic. In some cases you can use "Malnutrition" instead a noun "Hunger". popular alternative

Nearby Words: hungry, hungered, hungering

Malnutrition noun - A state of poor nutrition; can result from insufficient or excessive or unbalanced diet or from inability to absorb foods.

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Hunger is a synonym for malnutrition in starvation topic. You can use "Hunger" instead a noun "Malnutrition", if it concerns topics such as undernourishment, poor nutrition.

severe	severe hunger	severe malnutrition
horrible	horrible hunger	horrible malnutrition

The pupils all suffer from hunger and cold and lack of other supplies, and later lots of them die of typhus because they're weakened from malnutrition and dampness of the building.

Source: Literature / Jane Eyre

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