unfit
- adjective
- /ʌnˈfɪt/
- His lawyer will argue that he is mentally unfit to stand trial.
- physically unfit
- unfit and overweight
- unfit for duty
Brain scans says these aren't guys who are unfit, unhealthy, like not fit to fight.
- Brain scans says these aren't guys who are unfit, unhealthy, like not fit to fight.
- If you've got calcium, you're better off being fit than unfit, OK.
- Had a boxing match on Saturday night, Lost because I was unfit and didn't train properly.
- There are some trainers who will take a person from an unfit state through to lifting in a deadlift twice their body weight in half a year.
- And so my fear is that the connection, that it's the being at home in a remote work environment is the thing that's making me mentally unfit.
- I started off unfit, fat mess, doing one hour a day.
Examples
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Lucy was frail, unfit to go wandering through the woods alone.
Fiction book (2002) -
But once people think you're old and mentally unfit, you're toast.
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I started off unfit, fat mess, doing one hour a day.
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Four years in college and four in an office had left her unfit for this kind of work.
Fiction book (1994) -
Of course, some persons are unfit ever to drive because of physical or mental defects.
Academic text (1995) -
Had a boxing match on Saturday night, Lost because I was unfit and didn't train properly.
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Everything is filtered through this horrible haze; she feels unfit to be with other people.
Fiction book (1997) -
Selfish pursuit of pleasure in extracurricular activities drains their energies, leaving these women unfit for the classroom's rigors.
Fiction book (1993) -
After a long illness, she felt unfit to join her friends for the hike.
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The doctor said the patient's physical condition was unfit for any strenuous activity.
Synonyms
Not feeling well because of sickness
Weak in body, often because of old age or illness
Physically damaged or unhealthy
Having poor health and often getting sick
Unable to move or act normally after illness such as an injury
Antonyms
How Healthy
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Unfit comes from the start un- meaning 'not' and the word fit, which means 'healthy' or 'in good shape'. So unfit means 'not healthy' or 'not in good physical or mental condition'.