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Unhealthy

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ʌnˈhɛl.θi/ · Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Unhealthy is an adjective meaning characterized by, or conducive to poor health.

Meaning

characterized by, or conducive to poor health.

More Meanings

  1. sick or ill
  2. tending to corrupt
  3. characterized by disturbed mental health

Example Sentences

He was an unhealthy child.
He liked unhealthy reading material.
He had an unhealthy interest in fire.
The villagers lived in unhealthy surroundings.

Word Forms

Synonyms for unhealthy

Depending on context, synonyms include diseased, sallow, bad, raw, infirm, mental.

diseasedsallowbadrawinfirmmentalmorbidtumidsoremortifiedangryjaundicedsicklyseedyenfeebledpuffytumescentunsoundunfitinsalubrious

Antonyms for unhealthy

Common opposites include healthy.

healthy

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include unhealthful, unwholesome, insalubrious, infirm, bad, sickly.

unhealthfulunwholesomeinsalubriousinfirmbadsicklymortifiedenfeebleddiseasedunfitunsoundmorbidsallowsoreangryseedyrawcreaky

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