as in unhappiness
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Recent Examples of ill-being
Based on a dataset covering 34 countries from 2020 to 2023 from Sapien Labs’ Global Mind Project, the authors showed that ill-being is currently at higher levels at younger ages—and the trend is not a hump shape—across these countries.
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Deena Mousa, Scientific American, 12 July 2024
Deena Mousa, Scientific American, 12 July 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ill-being
Noun
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Ultimately, what is likely driving the protests is that these Palestinians are exhausted from the sheer misery Hamas has brought upon them.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Apr. 2025
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Despite on-ice misery, the Flyers have packed at least 18,000 fans for every game during their last two homestands.—
Hailey Salvian,
New York Times,
27 Mar. 2025
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The historical upward trajectory of the stock market has reduced the greatest economic calamity in U.S. history into a blip.—
Ryan Ermey,
CNBC,
7 Apr. 2025
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The Southeast Asian region continues to grapple with the calamity's aftereffects.—
Newsweek Staff,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Apr. 2025
Noun
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His eyes filled with sorrow as his mom gave Lola all the attention.—
John W. Dean,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Apr. 2025
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Emotions and sorrow were palpable even though Prine has been dead for nearly five years.—
Rick Kogan,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Apr. 2025
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“Ill-being.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ill-being. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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