ill health
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ill-health — il helth n a condition of inferior health in which some disease or impairment of function is present but is usu. not as serious in terms of curtailing activity as an illness <elderly parents who are in ill health and need their financial and p … Medical dictionary
ill health — noun uncount a state of health that is not good, especially over a long period: Johnson was plagued by ill health throughout his life … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
ill health — N UNCOUNT Someone who suffers from ill health has an illness or keeps being ill. He was forced to retire because of ill health... As a child she had suffered regular bouts of ill health … English dictionary
ill health — noun A state of illness, or bad health. I have to cancel my holidays due to continuing ill health. <!I make this entry as idiomatic as the term is confusing for English L2 speakers, because bad health is expected. The coupling of ill + health… … Wiktionary
ill-health — Synonyms and related words: cachexia, cachexy, chronic ill health, debilitation, debility, decrepitude, delicacy, delicate health, enervation, exhaustion, feebleness, fragility, frailty, healthlessness, hypochondria, hypochondriasis, infirmity,… … Moby Thesaurus
ill health — UK / US noun [uncountable] a state of health that is not good, especially over a long period Johnson was plagued by ill health throughout his life … English dictionary
ill health — /ɪl ˈhɛlθ / (say il helth) noun an unsound or disordered condition of health. Also, ill health …
ill-health condition — Introduced by the Finance Act 2004, HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) requires that a member of a registered pension scheme scheme must satisfy the ill health condition if he is to receive an ill health pension before normal minimum pension age. The… … Law dictionary
ill health — noun a state in which you are unable to function normally and without pain (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑unhealthiness, ↑health problem • Ant: ↑good health • Derivationally related forms: ↑unhealthy ( … Useful english dictionary
ill health — noun poor physical or mental condition … English new terms dictionary
