to feel unwell
3
1.8
- phrasal verb
- /fiːl ʌnˈwɛl/
:
sentirse mal
- Yeah, he's feeling unwell, clearly.
You know, when you're bedridden for three days, you start to feel unwell.
- You know, when you're bedridden for three days, you start to feel unwell.
- So if you feel unwell, just stay at home for a few days until it passes.
- And the other one is that when we feel unwell or in high risk situations, we need to keep testing ourselves with lateral flow tests.
Examples
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Are you feeling unwell, madam?
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I've been told you've been feeling unwell, and your parents called me up from North Pole to cheer you up.
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How long have you been feeling unwell?
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So if you feel unwell, just stay at home for a few days until it passes.
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Are you feeling unwell, Lloyd?
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So if you feel unwell, don't put off seeing a doctor, even if it's Christmas.
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She told them she was feeling unwell.
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Miss Honeychurch is feeling unwell.
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I'm feeling unwell.
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If you are feeling unwell, it is best to rest and drink plenty of fluids.
Synonyms
378
1.0
Become ill and have signs like fever or cough
9
5.6
To become sick suddenly
8
6.9
To be sick, weak, or unhappy
5
6.3
To be slightly unwell in your body or mind
5
3.0
Begin to feel ill
To be a little sick, often after eating bad food
To be a little sick in the stomach
Have a sick feeling in the stomach and want to throw up
Antonyms
How Unwell
3
1.8
- Informal
5
6.3
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'to experience illness or discomfort' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'feel' (to experience a sensation) with the adjective 'unwell' (slightly ill). This is a standard verb + adjective construction common across languages and requires no idiomatic or metaphorical inference, so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily understand it.
Etymology
The phrase feel unwell comes from the simple image of your body giving warning signs — a hot forehead, an upset stomach, or weak legs — showing something is wrong. That's why it means 'to be sick' or 'not well'.