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ill-being

n. 1 The state of being ill, unhealthy, or unhappy; misery; miserableness. 2 Lack of prosperity, happiness, or health.

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ill-being

n. lack of prosperity or happiness or health [ant: wellbeing]

Usage examples of "ill-being".

Yet beneath the overt prosperity and occasional opulence there was an eerie sense of ill-being, as if everyone, rich and poor alike, were suffering from some nonfatal but persistent malady.