unhealthy
adjective
un·healthy
ˌən-ˈhel-thē 
unhealthier; unhealthiest
1
: not conducive to health : not healthful
an unhealthy climate
unhealthy habits
unhealthy foods
Synonyms
Examples of unhealthy in a Sentence
Her skin looks blotchy and unhealthy.
Tests revealed an unhealthy level of lead in the water.
Eating honey can be unhealthy for babies.
He was stuck in an unhealthy relationship.
She has an unhealthy interest in natural disasters.
Recent Examples on the Web
While putting your kids first isn’t necessarily a bad thing, according to experts, intensive parenting can lead to unhealthy pressures being placed on kids, and parents who aren’t focusing on themselves, to the point of leading a dangerously unbalanced life.3
What's Causing Intensive Parenting?
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Melissa Willets, Parents, 26 Oct. 2024
This is done to control premium costs for everyone by using the lower costs incurred by healthy participants to keep in check the higher costs incurred by unhealthy participants.
—Stephanie Armour | Kff Health News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2024
Competing with others in unhealthy ways could lead to conflicts with colleagues or excessive jealousy in romantic relationships.
—Laura Dorwart, Verywell Health, 25 Oct. 2024
Those in favor say people should disentangle from unhealthy relationships without shame, and that family should be held to the same standards as friends and romantic partners.
—Jeanette Tran, The Conversation, 23 Oct. 2024
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Melissa Willets, Parents, 26 Oct. 2024
This is done to control premium costs for everyone by using the lower costs incurred by healthy participants to keep in check the higher costs incurred by unhealthy participants.
—Stephanie Armour | Kff Health News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2024
Competing with others in unhealthy ways could lead to conflicts with colleagues or excessive jealousy in romantic relationships.
—Laura Dorwart, Verywell Health, 25 Oct. 2024
Those in favor say people should disentangle from unhealthy relationships without shame, and that family should be held to the same standards as friends and romantic partners.
—Jeanette Tran, The Conversation, 23 Oct. 2024
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“Unhealthy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unhealthy. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.
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