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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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The 64-year-old had been staying at the five-star RIU Cabo Verde resort when she started to feel unwell on 8 August last year.

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

"She was so unwell that doctors were trying to stabilise her in front of us," recalled mum-of-four Emma Alderman.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

In November 2024, while still mentally unwell, he emailed the embassy of a foreign country information that - according to the judge Mr Justice Hilliard - "related to security or intelligence".

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

His father was getting old and his mother had been unwell for months, with fever that came and went.

From "Son" by Lois Lowry