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10 Language-to-English DictionariesUnhealthy
/ʌnˈhɛl.θi/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Not conducive to good health; harmful to health.
"Eating too many sugary snacks can lead to unhealthy weight gain." - 2
Characterized by poor health or a lack of well-being.
"The unhealthy environment contributed to the spread of disease."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'unhealthy' is formed from the prefix 'un-' meaning 'not' and the root 'healthy', which comes from the Old English 'halig', meaning 'whole' or 'sound'. The term has evolved over time to denote a lack of health or well-being.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Unhealthy" is said worldwide
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ungesund
Transliteration: un-ge-sund
"Eine ungesunde Ernährung kann zu Übergewicht führen."
malsain
Transliteration: mal-sain
"Une alimentation malsaine peut entraîner des problèmes de santé."
non sano
Transliteration: non sa-no
"Una dieta non sana può causare problemi di salute."
no saludable
Transliteration: no sa-lu-da-ble
"Una dieta no saludable puede afectar tu bienestar."
não saudável
Transliteration: não sau-da-vel
"Uma alimentação não saudável pode levar a doenças."
अस्वस्थ
Transliteration: asvasth
"अस्वस्थ आहार स्वास्थ्य के लिए हानिकारक हो सकता है।"
不健康
Transliteration: bù jiàn kāng
"不健康的饮食会导致肥胖。"
건강에 해로운
Transliteration: geongang-e haeroun
"건강에 해로운 식습관은 비만을 초래할 수 있습니다."
不健康
Transliteration: fukenkou
"不健康な食事は体に悪影響を及ぼします。"
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