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failing health

NOUN

illness

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ailment breakdown collapse disability disorder disturbance flu ill health malady relapse seizure sickness syndrome virus

STRONG

affliction attack bug complaint confinement convalescence dose fit indisposition infirmity malaise prostration

WEAK

ailing diseasedness poor health unhealth what's going around

Antonyms

STRONGEST

health order

STRONG

aid good health healthiness

WEAK

well-being wellness

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My father, 75, is essentially destitute and in failing health.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 4, 2026

Rea's cousin and fellow musician Adrian Rea told BBC Radio Tees due to his relative's failing health "we half expected the worse but thought he'd at least see the new year in".

From BBC • Dec. 24, 2025

Despite her failing health, her family accepted the invitation.

From Slate • Jun. 25, 2025

Matthews said that Ringgold died at her home in Englewood, N.J., and that she had been in failing health.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 19, 2024

Not only might it alarm her, but our behavior could also alert school officials to her failing health.

From "Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High" by Melba Pattillo Beals

failing health

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