Definitions

unwell

[uhn-wel] / ʌnˈwɛl /

ADJECTIVE

sick

Synonyms

WEAK

ailing bedridden broken down debilitated diseased feeble feverish frail hospitalized ill impaired in poor health incurable infected infirm invalid laid-up nauseated not feeling well run down sick as a dog sickly suffering under medication under the weather unhealthy weak

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All, except two, were aged over 80, and some were unwell.

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He first applied in 2020 but was rejected because of eczema and a nut allergy, and that same year had appeared to be mentally unwell and reported hearing voices, the court heard.

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If you are unwell but must go out, consider wearing a face mask.

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Ayla wouldn't believe doctors or her parents when they told her she was unwell and thought they were all part of the plot to kill her.

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Mette-Marit is also extremely unwell with pulmonary fibrosis and her doctors are preparing to put her on a list for a lung transplant.

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