Unwell — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

somewhat ill or prone to illness

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ʌnwˈɛl/

🇬🇧British English

/ʌnwˈɛl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ʌnwˈɛl/

2 syllables Say it as /ʌnwˈɛl/.

Examples

my poor ailing grandmother
feeling a bit indisposed today
you look a little peaked

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

ailing sickly poorly peaked seedy indisposed under the weather

Parts of Speech

adjective

somewhat ill or prone to illness

“my poor ailing grandmother”

Word Forms

unwellness

noun

impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

unwohl

etwas krank oder anfällig für Krankheiten

🇫🇷French

malade

quelque peu malade ou sujet à la maladie

🇪🇸Spanish

indispuesto

algo enfermo o propenso a enfermarse

🇮🇹Italian

malessere

un po' malato o incline alla malattia

🇳🇱Dutch

onwel

enigszins ziek of vatbaar voor ziekte

🇵🇹Portuguese

indisposto

um pouco doente ou propenso a doenças

🇷🇺Russian

нездоров

несколько болен или склонен к болезни

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अस्वस्थ

कुछ हद तक बीमार या बीमारी से ग्रस्त

🇧🇩Bengali

অসুস্থ

কিছুটা অসুস্থ বা অসুস্থতা প্রবণ

🇮🇳Tamil

உடம்பு சரியில்லை

ஓரளவு நோய்வாய்ப்பட்ட அல்லது நோய்க்கு ஆளாகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

అస్వస్థత

కొంత అనారోగ్యం లేదా అనారోగ్యానికి గురయ్యే అవకాశం ఉంది

🇮🇳Marathi

अस्वस्थ

काहीसे आजारी किंवा आजाराला प्रवण

🇮🇳Gujarati

અસ્વસ્થ

કંઈક અંશે બીમાર અથવા બીમારી થવાની સંભાવના

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಸ್ವಸ್ಥ

ಸ್ವಲ್ಪ ಅನಾರೋಗ್ಯ ಅಥವಾ ಅನಾರೋಗ್ಯಕ್ಕೆ ಗುರಿಯಾಗುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സുഖമില്ല

അൽപ്പം അസുഖം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ അസുഖത്തിന് സാധ്യതയുണ്ട്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬਿਮਾਰ

ਕੁਝ ਹੱਦ ਤਕ ਬਿਮਾਰ ਜਾਂ ਬਿਮਾਰੀ ਦਾ ਖ਼ਤਰਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

بیمار

کسی حد تک بیمار یا بیماری کا شکار

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

不适

有点病或容易生病

🇯🇵Japanese

体調が悪い

やや病気、または病気になりやすい

🇰🇷Korean

몸이 좋지 않다

다소 아프거나 질병에 걸리기 쉬운

🇻🇳Vietnamese

không khỏe

hơi ốm yếu hoặc dễ bị bệnh

🇹🇭Thai

ไม่สบาย

ค่อนข้างป่วยหรือมีแนวโน้มที่จะเจ็บป่วย

🇮🇩Indonesian

sakit

agak sakit atau rentan terhadap penyakit

🇵🇭Filipino

masama ang pakiramdam

medyo may sakit o madaling kapitan ng sakit

🇲🇾Malay

kurang sihat

agak sakit atau terdedah kepada penyakit

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مريض

مريض إلى حد ما أو عرضة للمرض

🇮🇷Persian

ناخوش

تا حدودی بیمار یا مستعد بیماری است

🇹🇷Turkish

iyi değil

biraz hasta veya hastalığa yatkın

🇮🇱Hebrew

חוֹלֶה

חולה במקצת או נוטה למחלה

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