unwellness

noun

Definition of unwellnessnext
as in debility

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  1. debility
  2. unsoundness
  3. malaise
  4. attack
  5. infection
  6. decrepitude
Noun
  • The shadow of death and debility haunted American women throughout the nineteenth century.
    Jenny Noyce, JSTOR Daily, 28 June 2024
  • According to this view, the outside world has been generous to Africa, providing substantial aid in recent decades, leaving no excuse for the continent’s debility.
    Howard W. French, Foreign Affairs, 16 June 2015
Definition of debility
Noun
  • In looking back at the history of Emtech, the colt who suffered a catastrophic breakdown in Saturday’s eighth race, it was discovered that he was once placed on the Veterinarian’s List because of unsoundness.
    John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2019
  • Thousands of people have been evacuated from their homes near the Oroville Dam, because of the threat of imminent flooding due to structural unsoundness.
    Mercury News Readers, The Mercury News, 14 Feb. 2017
Definition of unsoundness
Noun
  • Burnout is a workplace malaise, and employers can play an important role in the recovery journey.
    Dr. Talia Varley, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
  • Too much time for injuries, trades, general malaise.
    Joe Vardon, The Athletic, 14 Dec. 2024
Definition of malaise
Noun
  • The strikes Thursday evening came as Palestinian medics were still surveying the morning's deadly toll of fierce Israeli attacks, including on Nuseirat camp.
    Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports, arkansasonline.com, 13 Dec. 2024
  • This attack marked the deadliest strike in recent months, surpassing another assault just three days earlier that killed 10 civilians.
    Katya Soldak, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of attack
Noun
  • Organisms vulnerable to infection Immune systems rely on recognizing specific molecular shapes found in invading bacteria.
    Katie Hunt, CNN, 16 Dec. 2024
  • If your provider is concerned about semen infection, a semen culture can be completed.
    Mark Gurarie, Health, 14 Dec. 2024
Definition of infection
Noun
  • Any rescue from the muck rests with ordinary citizens taking city and state government back from the politicians serving special interests rather than their own; and shunting aside the go-along-to-get-along business and civic elites settling for decrepitude.
    Forrest Claypool, Chicago Tribune, 5 Dec. 2024
  • Despite Orlok’s prosthetic decrepitude and the plague-like toxicity of his love, what truly horrifies Ellen about him is that some unknown part of her nature craves his touch.
    David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 2 Dec. 2024
Definition of decrepitude
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