unhealthy

Meanings

• Adjective

  Not possessing or maintaining good health.

  - "The unhealthy food caused her to gain weight."
  - "The patient's condition became increasingly unhealthy."

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Antonyms

healthy

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with unhealthy
unreal , unseemly , unreel , unfeeling

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Variants

List of all variants of unhealthy that leads to same result
unhealthier , unhealthiest , unhealthily , unhealthiness , unhealthinesses , unhealthy

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Etymology

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From Old English 'unhealðig' meaning 'not healthy'.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'unhealthy' is often used to describe food that is high in calories, sugar, sodium, or saturated and trans fats.

2. In some cultures, being unhealthy is seen as a sign of wealth and indulgence, while in others it is seen as a sign of laziness or lack of self-control.

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Related Concepts

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1. Health: The state of being free from illness or injury.

2. Disease: A condition of the living organism or of one of its parts that impairs normal functioning and is typically manifested by recognizable symptoms and signed by a pathological process.

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Culture

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Unhealthy is often used to describe food that is not nutritious or beneficial to one's health. It can also be used to describe a person's condition when they are not well.

How to Memorize "unhealthy"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a person who is sick in bed or imagine a plate of unhealthy food like fast food.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'unhealthy' with the idea of something that is not good for you or something that makes you feel bad.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Unhealthy equals Ugly, Unnutritious, and Unpleasant' to remember the meaning of the word.

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