ill-being

Definitions of ill-being
  1. noun
    lack of prosperity or happiness or health
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    well-being
    a contented state of being happy and healthy and prosperous
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    miserableness, misery, wretchedness
    a state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune
    concentration camp
    a situation characterized by crowding and extremely harsh conditions
    living death
    a state of constant misery
    suffering, woe
    misery resulting from affliction
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    adversity, hard knocks, hardship
    a state of misfortune or affliction
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