Synonyms of ill-being
49 similar words · 1 opposite word
Another word for ill-being is depression. Other synonyms of ill-being are misery, sorrow, grief, woe and unhappiness. The opposite of ill-being is well-being.
Synonyms and similar words for ill-being
nounThe state of being ill, unhealthy, or unhappy; misery; miserableness.
- affliction
- unhappinessThe feeling of not being happy.
- ailmentSomething which ails one; a disease; sickness.
- coath
- complaint
- disease
- disorder
- egritude
- ill healthA state of illness, or bad health.
- illness
- indisposition
- sickness
- trouble
- malady
- morbusA disease.
- rot
- bluenessMelancholy.
- tristesse literarySadness.
- mirthlessLacking mirth; devoid of joy; sad.
- bluesA feeling of sadness or depression.
- crestfallennessThe quality of being crestfallen.
- dejectionA state of melancholy or depression; low spirits, the blues.
- depressionA state of mind producing serious, long-term lowering of enjoyment of life or inability to visualize a happy future...
- despondencyA feeling of depression or disheartenment.
- distress
- dolefulnessThe characteristic of being doleful; sadness.
- downheartednessThe characteristic of being downhearted; sadness.
- forlornnessThe state or characteristic of being forlorn; sadness; loneliness.
- griefEmotional pain, generally arising from misfortune, significant personal loss, bereavement, misconduct of oneself or...
- infelicity
- melancholiaDeep sadness or gloom; melancholy.
- melancholyGreat sadness or depression, especially of a thoughtful or introspective nature.
- miseryGreat unhappiness; extreme pain of body or mind; wretchedness; distress; woe.
- mourn literarySorrow, grief.
- sadness
- sorrowUnhappiness, woe.
- sorrowfulnessThe quality or state of sorrow; sadness.
- tristfulnessSadness; sorrow; melancholy.
- undelightThe condition or feeling of lacking delight; unhappiness or displeasure.
- woeGreat sadness or distress; a misfortune causing such sadness.
- woefareDiscontentment; sorrow; unhappiness.
- wretchednessAn unhappy state of mental or physical suffering.
- drearihead obsoleteSadness; dreariness.
- heartsore rareHeartache, misery, grief.
- mishappiness obsoleteUnhappiness; wretchedness; misery.
- prosternation obsoleteDejection; depression.
- regret obsolete
- rue archaic, dialectalSorrow; repentance; regret.
- ruth obsoleteDistress, misery, sorrow.
Opposite of ill-being
nounThe state of being ill, unhealthy, or unhappy; misery; miserableness.
- well-beingA state of health, happiness or prosperity.
Meaning of ill-being
- noun The state of being ill, unhealthy, or unhappy; misery; miserableness.
- noun Lack of prosperity, happiness, or health.
Questions about synonyms of ill-being
- What is another word for ill-being?
- Ill-being has 49 synonyms on Word.ws, such as depression, misery, sorrow, grief, woe, unhappiness, melancholy and melancholia.
- What is the opposite of ill-being?
- The opposite of ill-being is well-being.
- What does ill-being mean?
- Ill-being means the state of being ill, unhealthy, or unhappy; misery; miserableness.
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