Collocations for "unhealthy"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "unhealthy" in context.
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unhealthy
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.adj
- an unhealthy [person, child, diet, patient]
- eat [too much, less] unhealthy food
- is an unhealthy habit (to have)
- took an unhealthy [dose, amount] of
- unhealthy levels of [sugar, radiation, cholesterol]
- his level of cholesterol is unhealthy
- leads an unhealthy lifestyle
- her weight is becoming unhealthy
- has an unhealthy [obsession, fascination] with
- an unhealthy [fixation, dependence] on
- an unhealthy [addiction, attachment] to
- is unhealthy to [keep, breathe, eat]
- is unhealthy for [dogs, children] (to)
- unhealthy and [risky, dangerous, damaging]
'unhealthy' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):