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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Noun
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No chronic illness, no prescription medications, normal blood work and all that in my physical exams.—
Carolyn Rosenblatt,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025 -
But then there are the rare illnesses that produce truly violent forces.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
27 June 2025
Noun
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Remember the symptoms of heat exhaustion In extreme cases, intense heat can lead to sickness as your body struggles to regulate its temperature.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
26 June 2025
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There’s a cultural sickness at the heart of this — the tendency to mistake charisma for character, proximity for integrity, success for safety.—
Rob Shuter,
HollywoodReporter,
18 June 2025
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“Unhealthiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unhealthiness. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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