unwellness
State of sickness
Unwellness is the state of being unwell—not quite healthy, somewhat ill.
The term appears in wellness discourse as the opposite of wellness: The clinic treats the full spectrum from unwellness to optimal health.
It's more clinical and abstract than sickness, often describing a general condition rather than a specific ailment.
Bodily disorder or disease
- diseaseDisorder impairing normal function
- ailmentMinor health problem
- maladyA bodily affliction
- infectionPathogen invasion causing illness
virus · flu · cold · bronchitis · pneumonia · anemia · arthritis · contagion
Persistent dull discomfort
- sorenessTender, painful sensation
- tendernessGentle, caring quality
- painBodily or emotional distress
- throbbingRhythmic painful pulsing
stiffness · cramps · inflammation · numbness · tingling · irritation · burning · fever
Abnormal drowsiness and apathy
- listlessnessAbsence of energy, enthusiasm
- languorWeary, dreamy fatigue
- sluggishnessState of slow movement
- torporInactive, sluggish state
weariness · enervation · debility · indisposition · low-grade · run-down · off-color · out-of-sorts
Weakness of body
- vulnerabilityOpenness to harm
- delicacyRefined sensitivity or rarity
- weaknessDeficiency in force
- feeblenessLack of strength
debilitation · decrepitude · infirmity · shakiness · unsteadiness · precariousness · susceptibility · compromised
Post-illness healing phase
- recuperationGradual return to health
- healingRestoration of health
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
- restorationReturning something to condition
remission · mending · improvement · therapy · treatment · rest · bedrest · nursing
sickness
Bodily disorder or disease
infection · virus · flu · cold · bronchitis · pneumonia · anemia · arthritis · contagion · epidemic
ache
Persistent dull discomfort
- sorenessTender, painful sensation
- tendernessGentle, caring quality
- painBodily or emotional distress
throbbing · stiffness · cramps · inflammation · numbness · tingling · irritation · burning · fever · nausea
lethargy
Abnormal drowsiness and apathy
- listlessnessAbsence of energy, enthusiasm
- languorWeary, dreamy fatigue
- sluggishnessState of slow movement
torpor · weariness · enervation · debility · indisposition · low-grade · run-down · off-color · out-of-sorts · queasy
frailty
Weakness of body
- vulnerabilityOpenness to harm
- delicacyRefined sensitivity or rarity
- weaknessDeficiency in force
feebleness · debilitation · decrepitude · infirmity · shakiness · unsteadiness · precariousness · susceptibility · compromised · weakened
convalescence
Post-illness healing phase
- recuperationGradual return to health
- healingRestoration of health
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
restoration · remission · mending · improvement · therapy · treatment · rest · bedrest · nursing · care
unwellnesswellness
Overall state of health
health · good health · healthiness · wellbeing · fitness