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unwell

[uhn-wel]

adjective

  1. not well; ailing; ill.

  2. Older Use.menstruating.



unwell

/ ʌˈɛ /

adjective

  1. (postpositive) not well; ill

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • unwellness noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of unwell1

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; un- 1, well 1
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Many are unconscious, incapacitated or too unwell to tell staff who they are.

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"It's important to note that some people who create this kind of content may be unwell themselves, so it isn't intended maliciously."

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In November last year the 64-year-old was driving to a protest at the Scottish Parliament - to demand more help for Raac affected homeowners - when he suddenly felt unwell.

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Carter became seriously unwell with Covid which "refocused our world completely", she says, "and then I got ill with something else, which was indirectly related to Covid".

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When Jack first became unwell last September the family were in the middle of fully renovating their house.

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