ill-being

noun

Definition of ill-beingnext
as in unhappiness

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Recent Examples of ill-being Based on a dataset covering 34 countries from 2020 to 2023 from Sapien Labs’ Global Mind Project, the authors showed that ill-being is currently at higher levels at younger ages—and the trend is not a hump shape—across these countries. — Deena Mousa, Scientific American, 12 July 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ill-being
  1. misery
  2. calamity
  3. sorrow
Noun
  • That system, Fritz Alphonse Jean said, has fueled immense misery and social inequalities as well as the current gang violence that has a desperate population urgently calling for help.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 8 Mar. 2025
  • Indian spiritual leader and environmental campaigner Sadhguru has spoken to Newsweek about the nation's mental health, offering his secret to achieving a good state of mind by choosing joy or misery.
    — Dan Perry, Newsweek, 2 Mar. 2025
Definition of misery
Noun
  • More than once, that passivity slipped into calamity.
    — Laurie Whitwell, The Athletic, 23 Feb. 2025
  • To reach him in Crooks Springs, Sara enlists the assistance of a guide named Isaac Reed, depicted by a gritty and valiant Taylor Kitsch, also from Friday Night Lights, who leads their small band in the face of calamities climatic, financial, and violent.
    — Michael M. Rosen, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 7 Feb. 2025
Definition of calamity
Noun
  • Now his parents have photos of Sammy on the North Carolina campus during a visit, a condolence letter from the university and deep sorrow for a life cut short.
    — Michael Cuglietta, Orlando Sentinel, 6 Mar. 2025
  • But Magnani elevates Serafina into a lightning storm of rage, sorrow, and vengeance.
    — EW Staff, EW.com, 2 Mar. 2025
Definition of sorrow

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