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un·health·y

(ŭn-hĕl′thē)

adj. un·health·i·er, un·health·i·est

a. Being in a state of ill health; sick.

b. Characterized by or symptomatic of ill health: an unhealthy pallor.

c. Causing or conducive to poor health; unwholesome: an unhealthy diet.

2. Harmful to character or morality; corruptive: unhealthy reading material.

3. Characterized by or symptomatic of disturbed mental health: took an unhealthy interest in violence and fires.

4. Of a risky nature; dangerous: an unhealthy predicament.

un′health′i·ly adv.

un·health′i·ness n.

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unhealthy

(ʌnˈhɛlθɪ)

adj, -healthier or -healthiest

1. characterized by ill-health; sick; unwell

2. characteristic of, conducive to, or resulting from ill-health: an unhealthy complexion; an unhealthy atmosphere.

3. morbid or unwholesome

4. informal dangerous; risky

unˈhealthily adv

unˈhealthiness n

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

un•health•y

(ʌnˈhɛl θi)

adj. -health•i•er, -health•i•est.

1. not in a state of good or normal health; unsound or abnormal; diseased: unhealthy tissue.

2. symptomatic of or resulting from bad health: an unhealthy pallor.

3. unhealthful: unhealthy weather.

4. morally harmful; corrupt; debased: unhealthy examples for the young.

5. dangerous; risky.

[1585–95]

un•health′i•ly, adv.

un•health′i•ness, n.

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Adj.	1.	unhealthy - not in or exhibiting good health in body or mind; "unhealthy ulcers" unfit - not in good physical or mental condition; out of condition; "fat and very unfit"; "certified as unfit for army service"; "drunk and unfit for service" frail - physically weak; "an invalid's frail body" ill, sick - affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function; "ill from the monotony of his suffering" unwholesome - detrimental to physical or moral well-being; "unwholesome food"; "unwholesome habits like smoking" healthy - having or indicating good health in body or mind; free from infirmity or disease; "a rosy healthy baby"; "staying fit and healthy"
	2.	unhealthy - detrimental to health insalubrious, unhealthful unwholesome - detrimental to physical or moral well-being; "unwholesome food"; "unwholesome habits like smoking"
	3.	unhealthy - not conducive to good health; "an unhealthy diet of fast foods"; "an unhealthy climate" unhealthful - detrimental to good health; "unhealthful air pollution"; "unhealthful conditions in old apartments with peeling lead-based paint"

unhealthy

adjective

1. harmful, detrimental, unwholesome, noxious, deleterious, insanitary, noisome, insalubrious the unhealthy environment of a coal mine
harmful healthy, beneficial, wholesome, good, salutary, salubrious

2. sick, sickly, unwell, poorly (informal), weak, delicate, crook (Austral. & N.Z. informal), ailing, frail, feeble, invalid, unsound, infirm, in poor health a poorly dressed, unhealthy looking fellow with a poor complexion
sick well, fit, healthy, robust

3. weak, unsound, ailing a clear sign of an unhealthy economy
weak strong, healthy, robust

4. unwholesome, morbid, bad, negative, corrupt, corrupting, degrading, undesirable, demoralizing, baneful (archaic) an unhealthy obsession with secrecy
unwholesome wholesome, positive, moral, desirable

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unhealthy

adjective

1. Not sustaining or promoting health:

insalubrious, unsalutary, unwholesome.

2. Morally detrimental:

contaminative, corruptive, demoralizing, unwholesome.

3. Utterly reprehensible in nature or behavior:

corrupt, degenerate, depraved, flagitious, miscreant, perverse, rotten, villainous.

4. Susceptible to or marked by preoccupation with unwholesome matters:

macabre, morbid, sick, unwholesome.

Translations

خَطِر، رَديء، ضارغَيْر صِحّيغَيْرُ صِحِّيّ

nezdravýnebezpečný

usundfarlig

ungesund gefährlich

ανθυγιεινός

malsana

insalubre

epäterveellinen

malsain en mauvaise santé

nezdrav

hættuleguróheilbrigîur; veiklulegur

malsano innaturale insalubre

不健康な

병약한

nesveikainesveikumas

bīstamskaitīgsneveselsslimīgs

ongezond

usunn

niezdrowy

insalubre não saudável

нездоровый

nezdrav

ohälsosam

ผิดหลักอนามัย

sağlıksız tehlikeli

ốm yếu

不健康的处境险恶的

unhealthy

[ʌnˈhelθɪ] ADJ (unhealthier (compar) (unhealthiest (superl)))

1. (= unwell) [person] → poco sano, enfermizo; [complexion] → poco saludable
he was an unhealthy-looking fellow → era un tipo de aspecto poco sano or de aspecto enfermizo
my finances are a bit unhealthy at the moment → no estoy lo que se dice muy boyante de dinero en estos momentos

2. (= harmful) [climate, place, environment] → malsano, insalubre; [diet, lifestyle, food] → poco sano; [working conditions] → poco saludable, insalubre

3. (= unwholesome) [interest, fascination, curiosity] → malsano, morboso; [obsession] → enfermizo, malsano

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

unhealthy

[ʌnˈhɛlθi] adj

(= harmful) [food, diet, lifestyle, environment, place, climate, conditions] → malsain(e)

[person] (= unfit) → en mauvaise santé (= unwell) → maladif/ive

[skin, complexion, hair] → malsain(e)

(= weak) [economy, company] → en mauvaise santé

(= unwholesome) [interest, curiosity, relationship, obsession] → malsain(e)

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

unhealthy

adj

person → nicht gesund; climate, place, life, complexion → ungesund; (inf) car → nicht in Ordnung; (Econ: = weak) economy, company, finances → kränkelnd

curiosity, interest → krankhaft; influence, magazine → schädlich, schlecht; it’s an unhealthy relationship → das ist eine verderbliche Beziehung

(inf: = dangerous) → ungesund (inf), → gefährlich

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

unhealthy

[ʌnˈhɛlθɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (person) → malaticcio/a, poco sano/a; (climate, place, complexion) → malsano/a; (curiosity, interest) → morboso/a

unhealthy

(anˈhelθi) adjective

1. not healthy. He is fat and unhealthy – he doesn't take enough exercise.

2. dangerous. The situation was getting unhealthy.

unˈhealthily adverb

unˈhealthiness noun

unhealthy

→ غَيْرُ صِحِّيّ nezdravý usund ungesund ανθυγιεινός insalubre epäterveellinen malsain nezdrav malsano 不健康な 병약한 ongezond usunn niezdrowy não saudável нездоровый ohälsosam ผิดหลักอนามัย sağlıksız ốm yếu 不健康的

unhealthy

a. [environment] insalubre, malsano-a; [person] enfermizo-a, achacoso-a.

unhealthy

adj poco or no saludable, (conditions) insalubre

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