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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

Example Sentences

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But they can make people feel unwell for a day, he added.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

In December 2024, she began to feel unwell again.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

She became unwell on 11 October with gastric symptoms - and while running to the bathroom to be sick the next day she slipped on water leaking from a fridge and broke her leg.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

However, once the contract was signed and the deposit paid, Hu says he noticed Priestley began avoiding meeting up by claiming either he or his father was unwell.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

“Your Grace? Are you unwell? In the black of night this one heard you scream.”

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin