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unhealthy

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un·health·y  (n-hlth)
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.

unhealthi·ly adv.
un·healthi·ness n.

unhealthy
Adjective
[-healthier, -healthiest]
1. likely to cause illness or poor health: unhealthy foods such as hamburger and chips
2. not very fit or well
3. caused by or looking as if caused by poor health: a thin unhealthy look about him
4. morbid or unwholesome: an unhealthy interest in computer fraud
unhealthiness n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.unhealthyunhealthy - not in or exhibiting good health in body or mind; "unhealthy ulcers"
unfit - not in good physical or mental condition; out of condition; "fat and very unfit"; "certified as unfit for army service"; "drunk and unfit for service"
frail - physically weak; "an invalid's frail body"
ill, sick - affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function; "ill from the monotony of his suffering"
unwholesome - detrimental to physical or moral well-being; "unwholesome food"; "unwholesome habits like smoking"
healthy - having or indicating good health in body or mind; free from infirmity or disease; "a rosy healthy baby"; "staying fit and healthy"
2.unhealthyunhealthy - detrimental to health                
unwholesome - detrimental to physical or moral well-being; "unwholesome food"; "unwholesome habits like smoking"
3.unhealthyunhealthy - not conducive to good health; "an unhealthy diet of fast foods"; "an unhealthy climate"
unhealthful - detrimental to good health; "unhealthful air pollution"; "unhealthful conditions in old apartments with peeling lead-based paint"

unhealthy
adjective 2. sick, sickly, unwell, poorly (informal) weak, delicate, crook Austral., N.Z. (informal) ailing, frail, feeble, invalid, unsound, infirm, in poor health << OPPOSITE well
adjective 3. weak, unsound, ailing << OPPOSITE strong
Translations
unhealthy [ʌnˈhɛlθɪ] adj (gen) → malsano, insalubre; [person] → enfermizo; [interest] → morboso

unhealthy [ʌnˈhɛlθɪ] adj (gen) → malsain(e); [person] → maladif/ive

unhealthy [ʌnˈhɛlθɪ] adj [person] → nicht gesund; [place] → ungesund (fig) [interest] → krankhaft

unhealthy [ʌnˈhɛlθɪ] adj (gen) → malsano/a; [person] → malaticcio/a

unhealthy
adj unhealthy [anˈhelθi]
1 not healthy He is fat and unhealthy – he doesn't take enough exercise. ongesond غَيْر صِحّي нездравословен nezdravý usund ungesund μη υγιής, ανθυγιεινός enfermo, enfermizo haiglane ناخوش sairaalloinen en mauvaise santé לא בָּרִיא अस्वस्थ nezdrav egészségtelen óheilbrigður; veiklulegur malaticcio 不健康な nesveikas nevesels; slimīgs tdk sihat ongezond usunn, sykelig niezdrowy doente nesănătos болезненный nezdravý nezdrav nezdrav sjuklig, klen, osund สุขภาพไม่ดีหรือไม่แข็งแรง sağlıksız 不健康的 хворобливий; недужий غير تندرست، بيمار ốm yếu 健康
2 dangerous The situation was getting unhealthy. gevaarlik, sleg خَطِر، رَديء، ضار опасен nebezpečný farlig gefährlich επικίνδυνος, αρρωστημένος malsano; peligroso ohtlik خطرناک vaarallinen malsain; dangereux מְסוּכָּן खतरनाक opasan veszélyes hættulegur malsano 危険な pavojingas bīstams; kaitīgs berbahaya gevaarlijk (helse)farlig, skadelig niebezpieczny perigoso periculos; nesănătos опасный; вредный nebezpečný nevaren opasan ohälsosam, farlig อันตราย tehlikeli 處境險惡的 небезпечний خطرناک nguy hiểm
adv unˈhealthily
ongesond بصورَةٍ غَيْر صِحِيَّه нездравословно nezdravě; riskantně usundt ungesund αρρωστημένα enfermamente; peligrosamente haiglaselt بطور ناسالم یا مضر sairaalloisen de façon maladive, malsaine בְּאוֹפֶן בִּלתִי בָּרִיא अस्वस्थता से nezdravo egészségtelenül hættulega, á óheilbrigðan hátt (in modo poco salutare) 不健康に nesveikai slimīgi; kaitīgi berbahaya ongezond, gevaarlijk usunt, helsefarlig niezdrowo de modo não saudável maladiv болезненно; вредно nezdravo; riskantne nezdravo nezdravo ohälsosamt อย่างไม่แข็งแรง sağlıksız bir şekilde 危險地 небезпечно غير صحت بخش انداز ميں một cách nguy hiểm; không có lợi cho sức khoẻ
n unˈhealthiness
ongesondheid عَدم الصِّحَّه، إعْتِلال нездравослвоност škodlivost; nebezpečnost usundhed die Ungesundheit νοσηρότητα falta de salud; cualidad de insalubre ebatervislikkus ناخوشی sairaalloisuus mauvaise santé; caractère malsain חוֹסֶר-בְּרִיאוּת अस्वस्थता boležljivost egészségtelenség heilsuleysi (cattiva salute); insalubrità 不健康 nesveikumas slimīgums; kaitīgums bahayanya slechte gezondheid usunnhet, helsefare chorobliwość falta de saúde sănătate şubredă; insalubritate вредность (для здоровья) nezdravosť; riskantnosť nezdravost nezdravost ohälsosamhet, ohälsa การมีสุขภาพไม่ดีหรือไม่แข็งแรง sağlıksızlık 危險 небезпечність بيماري، عدم صحت sự nguy hiểm; không có lợi cho sức khoẻ


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