Idiom
ill health
Meaning
A state of illness, or bad health.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“He retired early because of his ill health.”
“She missed several weeks of work due to a period of ill health, but she is recovering now.”
“Despite his long and distinguished career, he was forced into seclusion during his final years by persistent ill health.”
Examples
simple
“He retired early because of his ill health.”
contextual
“She missed several weeks of work due to a period of ill health, but she is recovering now.”
complex
“Despite his long and distinguished career, he was forced into seclusion during his final years by persistent ill health.”
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