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Meaning of unwell | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR C2 Standard
ʌnˈwɛl

Definitions

  1. Not in good health; not feeling well; somewhat ill
  2. Specifically, ill from menstruation; affected with, or having, catamenial; menstruant.
    dated, euphemistic
  3. Suffering from or affected with an illness:down, ill, sick.
  4. not in good health. He felt unwell this morning. siek, olik مَريض، مُتَوَعِّك الصِّحَّه неразположен maldisposto ne ve své kůži unwohl uvel άρρωστος, αδιάθετοςindispuesto, malo, pachucho mitte (päris) terve ناخوش huonovointinen souffrantחולה अस्वस्थ bolestan, koji se loše osjeća gyengélkedik kurang sehat lasinn indisposto 体の調子が悪い 건강이 좋지 않은 negaluojantis, nesveikuojantis nevesels tdk sihat onweluvel, ikke i formniezdrów maldisposto suferind нездоровый necítiaci sa dobre ki se slabo počuti bole...
  5. Being in poor health; sick.
  6. Having a menstrual period.
  7. (postpositive) not well; ill
    postpositive
  8. not well; ailing; ill.
  9. Older Use. menstruating.
  10. adj pred → unwohl, nicht wohl; to be or feel (a little) unwell → sich nicht (recht) wohlfühlen; I am afraid he’s rather unwell today → es geht ihm heute leider gar nicht gut
    adj pred

Equivalents

Español enfermo mal
Italiano indisposto
Nederlands onwel
Русский нездоровый

Examples

“feel unwell”

CEFR level

C2
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