The Grammarphobia Blog: The sense of ‘ill-being’ (opens in new tab)

Q: I was discussing well-being this morning and wondered about its antonym. AI says “the opposite of wellbeing is often considered to be illbeing, which refers to a state of poor health or unhappiness.” Do you have any thoughts about this? A: You can find “ill-being” in several standard dictionaries. Merriam-Webster, for example, defines it as...