unwellness
- noun
- /ʌnˈwɛlnəs/
:
malestar
- Nothing, you know, some work needs to be done, you know, just to shore up some unwellness or some holes, whatever.
And it speaks to an unwellness in our psyche, in our spirit.
- And it speaks to an unwellness in our psyche, in our spirit.
- This, this selective attention relating to states of mental unwellness.
Examples
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I am having my monthly unwellness now, another reason I am glad for a day of leisure.
Fiction book (1997) -
And it's harmful and it speaks to an unwellness in our psyche, in our spirit.
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And it speaks to an unwellness in our psyche, in our spirit.
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But it's, it's a deep unwellness that's like undiagnosable by me for sure, for sure.
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The symptoms include back pain, chronic fatigue, stress, distress, sleep deprivation, and a general feeling of unwellness.
Blog text (25) -
It's also possible they may be living with other forms of mental unwellness that can manifest as impulsivity, antagonism, rage, dysregulation.
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He was obsessed with his health, maintained a health log, and continually referred to his unwellness (Colp 2008).
Academic text (2010) -
However, family doctors find biotechnology only marginally useful for the kind of dysfunctional, disabling, chronic, "undifferentiated" disease and ordinary unwellness we face daily.
Academic text (2001) -
After months of feeling unwellness, she finally decided to see a doctor about her persistent unwellness.
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His unwellness was evident from his pale complexion and constant fatigue, signaling that something was wrong.
Synonyms
693
1.1
A time when a person is sick and cannot do normal things
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1.0
A time when your body is not healthy
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8.1
A general feeling of being unwell, uncomfortable, or lacking energy, often without a clear reason
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7.9
An illness that affects the body or mind
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6.6
A weakness that makes it hard to do everyday things, often after illness or old age
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3.0
Being sick or having a long-term problem with your body
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3.9
A state of poor physical condition that causes problems
A state in which a person is not healthy in mind or body
A state of not feeling happy, healthy, or well off
Antonyms
How Well
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Unwellness comes from the parts un- meaning 'not', well meaning 'healthy' or 'good', and -ness meaning 'a condition'. So it is the opposite of wellness and means the 'condition of not being well'.