unwell

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ʌnˈwɛl/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ʌnˈwɛl/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(un wel′)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
un•well /ʌnˈwɛl/USA pronunciation   adj. [be + ~]
  1. Pathologysick;
    ailing;
    ill.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
un•well  (un wel′),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. Pathologynot well;
    ailing;
    ill.
  2. Physiology, Slang Terms[Older Use.]menstruating.
  • 1400–50; late Middle English; see un-1, well1
un•well′ness, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
unwell / ʌnˈwɛl/
  1. (postpositive) not well; ill
'unwell' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
O'Toole - ail - ailing - cachectin - cranky - crummy - ghastly - ill - indisposed - off colour - ropey - rotten - sick - unhealthy - weak

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