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How to pronounce unwell in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms ailing, indisposed, peaked, poorly, seedy, sickly, under the weather
Derivation unwellness


is unwell and can't come to work.

Examples of unwell

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On the previous Saturday, Cosima had started to complain she was feeling unwell.
From the independent.co.uk
He had been unwell, but the exact cause of his death has still to be determined.
From the economist.com
Quaazy is a Devon word meaning unwell and zowpig is an old name for a woodlouse.
From the nzherald.co.nz
Jet Black taken ill at an earlier gig on the tour was still unwell on the night.
From the thisisbristol.co.uk
In November 2009, suddenly he feels unwell and become constant companion of bed.
From the en.wikipedia.org
While Terri was having chemotherapy, Billie began to show signs of being unwell.
From the guardian.co.uk
My mother is so unwell, and my parents have never returned to Kashmir after 1990.
From the india.blogs.nytimes.com
But on Boxing Day Jasmine became very unwell and needed intensive care support.
From the thisisbristol.co.uk
It was plain for all to see in January 2008 that Mr Hensher was seriously unwell.
From the thisismoney.co.uk
More examples
  • Ailing: somewhat ill or prone to illness; "my poor ailing grandmother"; "feeling a bit indisposed today"; "you look a little peaked"; "feeling poorly"; "a sickly child"; "is unwell and can't come to work"
  • (unwellness) illness: impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism
  • "Unwell" is the second single from Matchbox Twenty's third album, More Than You Think You Are. It was written by Matchbox Twenty lead singer Rob Thomas. It was very successful on the radio, spending 20 weeks at the top of the U.S. ...
  • Not well; indisposed; not in good health; somewhat ill; ailing; Specifically, ill from menstruation; affected with, or having, catamenial; menstruant
  • (unwellness) The state or characteristic of being unwell; a feeling of slight to moderate sickliness