Not well; indisposed; not in good health; somewhat ill; ailing.
The word 'unwell' is correct and usable in written English. You can use it to describe someone's physical or mental health, or to express that someone is feeling unwell. For example, "John was feeling unwell, so he decided to stay home from work.".
And that's why you often feel unwell after eating too much.
Charlotte Vaughan, mental health disability advisor at UCL, offers some expert advice: Has the student told you they feel unwell or have they asked for help?
The former staffer said he was aware of public reports that Slipper was mentally unwell and he did not want to continue with lengthy proceedings that could cause further harm.
The 66-year-old was initially admitted to the Ulster hospital in east Belfast on Monday morning after feeling unwell.
"The only sad thing about this evening is that my father cannot be here with us because unfortunately he's been taken unwell," he said.
Clearly, best practice dictates that if a patient is deemed unwell enough to be assessed for detention under the Mental Health Act then this assessment should occur.
" Jackie, his wife, seeing that he was unwell, tried to get him to go to casualty but Marr refused.
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