ill health
Being under weather
Ill health is the state of being unwell or having poor physical condition.
The phrase typically describes ongoing or chronic problems rather than acute illness: Years of ill health forced her into early retirement.
Someone in ill health may not have a specific diagnosis but generally lacks vitality or suffers from persistent ailments.
Bodily disorder or disease
- maladyA bodily affliction
- disorderAbsence of organization
- afflictionCause of ongoing distress
- infectionPathogen invasion causing illness
syndrome · infirmity · diagnosis · prognosis · comorbidity · autoimmune · degenerative · terminal
Elevated body temperature
- fatigueWeariness from prolonged exertion
- weaknessDeficiency in force
- nauseaPre-vomiting stomach discomfort
- painBodily or emotional distress
inflammation · malaise · lethargy · exhaustion · soreness · discomfort · aches · chills
Post-illness healing phase
- healingRestoration of health
- recuperationGradual return to health
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
- remissionTemporary disease absence
restoration · improvement · therapy · treatment · mending · wellness · rejuvenation · recovery
Ease of breaking
- vulnerabilityOpenness to harm
- feeblenessLack of strength
- decrepitudeWornness from age
- delicacyRefined sensitivity or rarity
enfeeblement · shakiness · deterioration · decline · wasting · withering · bedridden · housebound
Disease-causing microorganism
- virusMicroscopic infectious agent
- bacteriaNucleus-free single-celled organisms
- infectionPathogen invasion causing illness
- contagionDisease spread by contact
heredity · genetics · lifestyle · stress · malnutrition · toxins · environmental factors · immune deficiency
sickness
Bodily disorder or disease
- maladyA bodily affliction
- disorderAbsence of organization
- afflictionCause of ongoing distress
infection · syndrome · infirmity · diagnosis · prognosis · comorbidity · autoimmune · degenerative · terminal · debilitating
fever
Elevated body temperature
- fatigueWeariness from prolonged exertion
- weaknessDeficiency in force
- nauseaPre-vomiting stomach discomfort
pain · inflammation · malaise · lethargy · exhaustion · soreness · discomfort · aches · chills · dizziness
convalescence
Post-illness healing phase
- healingRestoration of health
- recuperationGradual return to health
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
remission · restoration · improvement · therapy · treatment · mending · wellness · rejuvenation · recovery · relapse
fragility
Ease of breaking
- vulnerabilityOpenness to harm
- feeblenessLack of strength
- decrepitudeWornness from age
delicacy · enfeeblement · shakiness · deterioration · decline · wasting · withering · bedridden · housebound · incapacitated
pathogen
Disease-causing microorganism
- virusMicroscopic infectious agent
- bacteriaNucleus-free single-celled organisms
- infectionPathogen invasion causing illness
contagion · heredity · genetics · lifestyle · stress · malnutrition · toxins · environmental factors · immune deficiency · aging
ill healthgood health
Absence of illness
health · physical fitness · fitness · healthiness · robustness
ill healthwell-being
State of health, contentment
flourishing · thriving · wholesomeness · salubrity · bloom
ill healthwellness
Overall state of health
wellbeing · well-being · wholeness · flourishing · thriving
ill, health, disease, illness, unhealthy, frailty, ailment, debility, pathology