unwell

adjective/ʌnˈwel/CEFR B1

অসুস্থ, শরীর খারাপ

Meaning

Not feeling healthy, usually not seriously.

Example sentences

She stayed home because she felt unwell.শরীর খারাপ লাগায় সে বাড়িতে থেকে গেল।
He has been unwell since Friday.শুক্রবার থেকে তার শরীর খারাপ।

A common mistake

I am feeling unwell health.→I am feeling unwell.

Unwell already refers to health, so the word health is not added.

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms: sick, ill, under the weather

Antonyms: well, healthy

Similar words, and what each means

sick
অসুস্থ, রোগাক্রান্ত
Not well; suffering from an illness.
ill
অসুস্থ, পীড়িত
Not in good health.
under the weather
শরীর খারাপ, অসুস্থ
Feeling slightly ill or unwell.
under the weather
শরীর খারাপ, অসুস্থ
Feeling slightly ill or unwell.

Other English words for “অসুস্থ, শরীর খারাপ”

sick
Not well; suffering from an illness.
ill
Not in good health.
under the weather
Feeling slightly ill or unwell.
poorly
Badly, or in British English slightly ill.

Opposite words

well
ভালোভাবে, সুস্থ
In a good way; also healthy.
healthy
স্বাস্থ্যবান, সুস্থ
In good health, or good for the body.

“unwell” elsewhere on EnglishBD

The English for that exact feeling — mildly unwell, nothing dramatic, not going in today — is an idiom: I'm feeling a bit under the weather.
English Idioms about Health →
I am writing to request leave from 6 to 8 August as I am unwell.
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Remember the verb pairs 'fall ill / get sick' and 'recover / get better' so you can talk about becoming unwell and then well again.
English Vocabulary for Health and the Body →

Where this word is used

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“unwell” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?
- • স্বাদযুক্ত, মুখরোচক
- • অসুস্থ, শরীর খারাপ
- • খিটখিটে, বদমেজাজি
- • গোলাপি আভাযুক্ত, লালচে গোলাপি
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অসুস্থ, শরীর খারাপ — unwell (adjective) — অসুস্থ, শরীর খারাপ. Not feeling healthy, usually not seriously.
Which word is closest in meaning to “unwell”?
- • cloying
- • sick
- • buff
- • brooding
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sick — sick — অসুস্থ, রোগাক্রান্ত. Not well; suffering from an illness.

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