unhealthiness

noun

Definition of unhealthinessnext
as in illness
the condition of not being in good health remedied his general unhealthiness with a long-overdue change to a healthy diet and exercise

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Recent Examples of unhealthiness Booker, who is seen as a potential 2028 presidential candidate, made an explicit appeal to MAHA during a speech focused on combating the unhealthiness of the American food diet at the Center for American Progress’s Ideas Conference on Tuesday. — Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 19 May 2026
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  1. illness
  2. sickness
Noun
  • After her diagnosis, her doctor taught her about the illness and what to expect during treatment.
    — Durrie Bouscaren, NPR, 25 July 2026
  • In the initial stages of infection, the pathogen would resemble a known illness—one vulnerable to standard vaccines or drug remedies.
    — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 25 July 2026
Definition of illness
Noun
  • Health officials urged that anyone experiencing symptoms seek medical care immediately, as the sickness can be treated with antibiotics when diagnosed early.
    — Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 30 July 2026
  • Other teams, including Remco Evenepoel’s Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe, may be tempted to try a move on Alpe d’Huez tomorrow, in case of sickness — a move of such aggression that it would never usually be considered.
    — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 23 July 2026
Definition of sickness

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“Unhealthiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unhealthiness. Accessed 1 Aug. 2026.

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