ill-being

American  

[il-bee-ing] / ˈɪlˈbi ɪŋ /

noun

1. state or condition of lacking health, solvency, etc.

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Etymology

Origin of ill-being

First recorded in 1830–40; modeled on well-being

Example Sentences

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ill-being

Two pieces of testimony, from opposite poles of French life, show how relative the sense of ill-being can be.

From Time Magazine Archive

For most of his life he is probably aware of a vague well-being; then of a longer or shorter—often a very short—spell of vague ill-being; and so, the end.

From God and Mr. Wells A Critical Examination of 'God the Invisible King' by William Archer

It must be either admitted or denied that the acts called good and the acts called bad naturally conduce, the one to human well-being and the other to human ill-being.

From A Review of the Systems of Ethics Founded on the Theory of Evolution by C. M. Williams

Recent examination of school children in various cities in England and America has revealed a state of physical ill-being most deplorable in the present, and horrifying to contemplate for its future results.

From The Cost of Shelter by Ellen H. Richards

With the inrushing of depressive memories or ideas ... there is suddenly developed a condition of fatigue, ill-being and disintegration, followed after waking by a return or accentuation of all the neurasthenic symptoms.

From Outwitting Our Nerves A Primer of Psychotherapy by Josephine A. Jackson