"unwell" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ʌnˈwɛl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-unwell.wav [Southern-England] Forms: more unwell [comparative], most unwell [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɛl Etymology: From un- + well. Etymology templates: {{af|en|un-|well}} un- + well Head templates: {{en-adj}} unwell (comparative more unwell, superlative most unwell)
  1. Not in good health; not feeling well; somewhat ill Synonyms: ailing, under the weather, diseased Translations (not well): naxoş (Azerbaijani), неразположен (nerazpoložen) (Bulgarian), болнав (bolnav) (Bulgarian), småsyg (Danish), onwel (Dutch), sairas (Finnish), huonovointinen (Finnish), indisposé (French), souffrant (French), malade (French), qui ne se sent pas bien (French), 𐌿𐌽𐌷𐌰𐌹𐌻𐍃 (unhails) (Gothic), rosszul (Hungarian), indisposto (Italian), lhaglayntagh (Manx), çhing (Manx), aslayntagh (Manx), doghanagh (Manx), ngātoro (Maori), uvel (Norwegian Bokmål), uvel (Norwegian Nynorsk), خسته (english: haste, hasta) (Ottoman Turkish), niezdrowy (Polish), нездоро́вый (nezdoróvyj) (Russian), indispuesto (Spanish), krasslig (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-unwell-en-adj-IzA7iUHs Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un-: 48 52 Disambiguation of 'not well': 89 11
  2. (dated, euphemistic) Specifically, ill from menstruation; affected with, or having, catamenial; menstruant. Tags: dated, euphemistic
    Sense id: en-unwell-en-adj-9fyaHKrr Categories (other): English euphemisms, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un-: 48 52

Alternative forms

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      "sense": "not well",
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