unwell
- adjective
- /ʌnˈwɛl/
- She told her friend that she was feeling unwell and needed to rest.
- feeling unwell
- acutely unwell
- unwell patient
But another huge part is they think they're unwell, but they're not unwell.
- But another huge part is they think they're unwell, but they're not unwell.
- So guys, please stay at home if you're unwell.
- He did, in fact, miss some classes because he was unwell.
- But my youngest daughter, Willow, her horse was, was unwell.
- And it made me feel very, very, very unwell.
- It was, I was in agony, like I was really unwell.
- Oh, I'm feeling really unwell, just like I'm so I'll.
- It was really, she was unwell, absolutely unwell.
- In fact it was getting me unwell and it collapsed.
- So if let's say the leader is very unhealthy, physically unwell, you know, emotionally unhinged.
Examples
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Mrs. X's daughter reports that her mother is too unwell to attend the practice and requests a house call.
Academic text (2012) -
But some people really are very unwell and now they're not being seen and not being heard.
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"I am sorry to see that you are unwell," he said.
Fiction book (1993) -
So if you feel unwell, just stay at home for a few days until it passes.
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I feel a bit unwell.
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Are you feeling unwell, Lloyd?
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People went from being apparently well to severely unwell and dying within hours.
Academic text (2012) -
Her husband, John, also felt unwell, so they blamed the meal.
Academic text (2012) -
The patient complained of feeling generally unwell, and he had noticed a significant weight loss over the preceding weeks.
Academic text (2003) -
Determining who to treat depends partly on how unwell they are and partly on the causative organism.
Academic text (2012)
Synonyms
Feeling like you will be sick
Feeling slightly ill and not your usual self
Having a higher than normal body temperature and feeling weak
Feeling sick and likely to vomit
Feeling a little unwell and not your usual self
Having poor health and often getting sick
Feeling slightly sick or not well
Slightly ill in the stomach and likely to throw up
Feeling slightly ill or unwell
Antonyms
How Well
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word unwell comes from the prefix un- meaning 'not' and the word well meaning 'in good health', like in wellness. So, unwell means 'not in good health' or 'feeling ill'.