ill-being
8.0
A state of not feeling happy, healthy, or well off
- noun
- /ˈɪlˌbiːɪŋ/
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malestar
- At the same time, such indicators arguably fail to capture how gender identity is connected to forms of ill-being for some women.
Examples
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The doctor explained that stress and anxiety can lead to a state of ill-being if not managed properly.
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After losing his job, he experienced a period of ill-being that affected both his mental and physical health.
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The community initiative aimed to address issues of ill-being among those living in poverty.
Synonyms
illness
vsill-being
693
1.1
A time when a person is sick and cannot do normal things
is broader covering lack of happiness health or material prosperity
sickness
vsill-being
103
1.0
A time when your body is not healthy
focuses more generally on lacking well being beyond purely physical problems
ill health
vsill-being
7
3.0
Being sick or having a long-term problem with your body
is wider including social and emotional deprivation not only physical problems
unwellness
vsill-being
8.1
A time when a person feels sick or has health problems
emphasizes general lack of happiness or prosperity as well as health
Antonyms
How Healthy
Surface Forms
ill-being singular
ill-beings plural
Morphology
Etymology
Ill-being comes from the common word ill, meaning 'not well', joined to being, meaning 'existence' or 'state'. So it simply means the 'state of not being well', the opposite of well-being.