un·health·y ( n-h l th )adj. un·health·i·er, un·health·i·est 1. a. Being in a state of ill health; sick. b. Characterized by or symptomatic of ill health: an unhealthy pallor. c. Causing or conducive to poor health; unwholesome: an unhealthy diet. 2. Harmful to character or moral health; corruptive: unhealthy reading material. 3. Characterized by or symptomatic of disturbed mental health: took an unhealthy interest in violence and fires. 4. Of a risky nature; dangerous: an unhealthy predicament. un  healthi·ly adv.un·health i·ness n. |
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| Noun | 1. |  unhealthiness - a state in which you are unable to function normally and without painpathological state - a physical condition that is caused by disease dyscrasia - an abnormal or physiologically unbalanced state of the body illness, sickness, unwellness, malady - impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism invalidism - chronic ill health biliousness - gastric distress caused by a disorder of the liver or gall bladder infection - the pathological state resulting from the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms pathology - any deviation from a healthy or normal condition affliction - a condition of suffering or distress due to ill health |
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