English Explanatory Dictionary

ill-being

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The state of being ill, unhealthy, or unhappy; misery; miserableness.
  2. Lack of prosperity, happiness, or health.

Word forms

ill-being

Etymology

From ill + being. Compare well-being.

Synonyms

affliction unhappiness ailment coath complaint disease disorder egritude ill health illness indisposition sickness trouble malady morbus rot blueness tristesse mirthless blues crestfallenness dejection depression despondency distress dolefulness downheartedness drearihead forlornness grief heartsore ill-being infelicity melancholia melancholy misery mishappiness mourn prosternation regret rue ruth sadness sorrow sorrowfulness tristfulness undelight woe woefare wretchedness

Antonyms

well-being
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