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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Cooper launched the Unwell Network, a Gen-Z-focused media company spotlighting “unique voices that embrace social challenges and personal insecurities through honest conversation.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

Mortensen is set to appear in an upcoming YouTube series from “Call Her Daddy” podcaster Alex Cooper’s Unwell Network featuring controversial influencers and reality TV stars.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026

“I will be involved as much as I’m needed, but Unwell doesn’t always need to be about me.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 6, 2025

Unwell with chickenpox and a fever, Renate's mother did not want her to leave.

From BBC • Dec. 4, 2022

"Unwell?" said the boy, "you don't mean sick?"

From The Last of the Foresters Or, Humors on the Border; A story of the Old Virginia Frontier by Cooke, John Esten

unwell

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