"ill health" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-au-ill health.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} ill health (uncountable)
  1. (idiomatic) A state of illness, or bad health. Tags: idiomatic, uncountable Synonyms: ill-health Translations (state of bad health): καχεξία (kakhexía) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), breoiteacht [feminine] (Irish), euslaint [feminine] (Scottish Gaelic), ohälsa [common-gender] (Swedish)

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