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From ill + being. Compare well-being.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
ill-being
Today it means: The state of being ill, unhealthy, or unhappy; misery; miserableness. Full definition →
Today it means: The state of being ill, unhealthy, or unhappy; misery; miserableness. Full definition →
From ill + being. Compare well-being.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.