ill-being

noun

The state of being ill, unhealthy, or unhappy; misery; miserableness.

Similar
afflictionunhappinessailmentcoathcomplaintdiseasedisorderegritude
Opposite
well-being
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Meanings

nounill-being (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe state of being ill, unhealthy, or unhappy; misery; miserableness.

    Synonyms: affliction, unhappiness, affliction, ailment, coath, complaint, disease, disorder · Antonyms: well-being

  2. uncountableLack of prosperity, happiness, or health.

    Antonyms: well-being

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe state of being ill, unhealthy, or unhappy; misery; miserableness.

Similar
afflictionunhappinessafflictionailmentcoathcomplaintdiseasedisorderegritudeill healthillnessindispositionsicknesstroublemaladymorbusrotbluenesstristessemirthlessness
Opposite
well-being

nounLack of prosperity, happiness, or health.

Opposite
well-being

More synonyms by meaning

nounlack of prosperity or happiness or health

Opposite
well-being
Broader
adversityhardshiphard knocks
Also see
bluenessbluescrestfallennessdejectiondepressiondespondencydolefulnessdownheartednessdreariheadforlornnessgriefheartsoremelancholiamelancholymiserymishappinessmournprosternationremorserueruthsadnesssorrowsorrowfulnesstristfulnessundelightunhappinesswoewoefarewretchedness

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From ill + being. Compare well-being.

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Translations

Bulgarian неразположение
  • неразположение (nerazpoloženie)The state of being ill, unhealthy, or unhappy
Cite this entry
APA

ill-being. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ill-being

MLA

“ill-being.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ill-being. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ill-being,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ill-being.

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