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We are looking for happiness and running after it in such a way that creates anger, fear and discrimination. So when you attend a retreat, you have a chance to look at the deep roots of this pollution of the collective energy that is unwholesome.
Nhat Hanh

Meaning of "unwholesome" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF UNWHOLESOME

unwholesome  [ʌnˈhəʊlsəm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF UNWHOLESOME

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Unwholesome is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES UNWHOLESOME MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of unwholesome in the English dictionary

The first definition of unwholesome in the dictionary is detrimental to physical or mental health. Other definition of unwholesome is morally harmful or depraved. Unwholesome is also indicative of illness, esp in appearance.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH UNWHOLESOME


balsam
ˈbɔːlsəm
bunglesome
ˈbʌŋɡəlsəm
chucklesome
ˈtʃʌk əlsəm
cuddlesome
ˈkʌd əlsəm
dolesome
ˈdəʊlsəm
duelsome
ˈdjuːəlsəm
fulsome
ˈfʊlsəm
meddlesome
ˈmɛdəlsəm
mettlesome
ˈmɛtəlsəm
nettlesome
ˈnɛtəlsəm
opobalsam
ˌɒpəˈbɔːlsəm
quarrelsome
ˈkwɒrəlsəm
tanglesome
ˈtæŋɡəlsəm
toilsome
ˈtɔɪlsəm
troublesome
ˈtrʌbəlsəm
wailsome
ˈweɪlsəm
wheedlesome
ˈwiːdəlsəm
wholesome
ˈhəʊlsəm
wranglesome
ˈræŋɡəlsəm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE UNWHOLESOME

unwelcomeness
unwelcoming
unwelded
unwell
unwellness
unwept
unwet
unwhipped
unwhistleable
unwhite
unwholesomely
unwholesomeness
unwieldily
unwieldiness
unwieldlily
unwieldliness
unwieldly
unwieldy
unwifelike
unwifely

WORDS THAT END LIKE UNWHOLESOME

adventuresome
blithesome
boresome
curvesome
eyesome
gamesome
gleesome
gruesome
jokesome
lifesome
lithesome
lonesome
lovesome
on one´s lonesome
some
threesome
tiresome
unawesome
venturesome
waesome
woesome

Synonyms and antonyms of unwholesome in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «UNWHOLESOME»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «unwholesome» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of unwholesome

Translation of «unwholesome» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF UNWHOLESOME

Find out the translation of unwholesome to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of unwholesome from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «unwholesome» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

不健康
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

malsana
570 millions of speakers

English

unwholesome
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बेकार
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مملوء
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

нездоровый
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

insalubre
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ক্ষতিকর
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

malsain
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tidak baik
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

ungesund
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

不健全な
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

불건전
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Unwholesome
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

không hợp vệ sinh
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஆரோக்கியமற்ற
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अयोग्य
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

zararlı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

malsano
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

niezdrowe
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

нездоровий
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

nesănătoasă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ανθυγιεινά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ongesonde
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

osund
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

usunn
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of unwholesome

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «UNWHOLESOME»

The term «unwholesome» is normally little used and occupies the 109.996 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «UNWHOLESOME» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about unwholesome

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4 QUOTES WITH «UNWHOLESOME»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word unwholesome.
1
Nhat Hanh
We are looking for happiness and running after it in such a way that creates anger, fear and discrimination. So when you attend a retreat, you have a chance to look at the deep roots of this pollution of the collective energy that is unwholesome.
2
Salman Khurshid
Business and politics have a wholesome and an unwholesome interface. You have to eliminate the unwholesome interface.
3
Joy Williams
There is something unwholesome and destructive about the entire writing process.
4
Vash Young
There have been many occasions when I found it helpful to talk out loud to my own thoughts, ordering the unwholesome ones to go off somewhere and jump into the river.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UNWHOLESOME»

Discover the use of unwholesome in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to unwholesome and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Buddhist Philosophy : Essential Readings: Essential Readings
There is something about unwholesome actions themselves that causes unpleasant karmic results. Their having such results is a sign of their unwholesomeness, but not the key criterion for their being unwholesome in the first place. Why is the ...
William Edelglass Visiting Assistant Professor of Philosophy Colby College, Jay Garfield Professor of Philosophy Smith College, 2009
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In the Buddha's Words: An Anthology of Discourses from the ...
“When, friends, a noble disciple understands the unwholesome and the root of the unwholesome, the wholesome and the root of the wholesome, in that way he is one of right view, whose view is straight, who has confirmed confidence in the ...
Bhikkhu Bodhi, Bodhi, 2005
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The Workings of Kamma:
1: THE RESULTANT CONSCIOUSNESSES(Vipāka∙Citta) Sphere of Consciousness Result of Roots Number Details (See table) Sensual Sphere Unwholesome Unrooted 7 1a, p.54 Sensual Sphere Wholesome Unrooted 8 1b, p.64 Sensual ...
The Pa-Auk Tawya Sayadaw, 2012
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The Numerical Discourses of the Buddha: A Complete ...
69 ( 9) Roots "Bhikkhus, there are these three unwholesome roots. What three? The unwholesome root, greed; the unwholesome root, hatred; and the unwholesome root, delusion. (1) ”Whatever greed occurs, bhikkhus, is unwholesome.
‎2012
5
Treasury of the True Dharma Eye: Zen Master Dogen's Shobo Genzo
Unwholesome action in former times and unwholesome action in the present time are sometimes the same and sometimes different. Unwholesome action in the deva world and unwholesomeaction inthehuman worldaresometimes thesame ...
Zen Master Dogen, Kazuaki Tanahashi
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This-Worldly Nibbana: A Buddhist-Feminist Social Ethic for ...
ten unwholesome things include three kinds of bodily actions, four kinds of verbal actions, and three kinds of mental actions: Killing living beings is unwholesome, abstention from killing living beings is wholesome; taking what is not given is ...
Hsiao-Lan Hu, 2011
7
The Buddha and the Way to Happiness
Abandoning the shore of ignorance is abandoning unwholesome speech, unwholesome action and unwholesome livehood, - abandoning unwholesome states arising from hatred. Because thought (intention) precedes and leads to speech, ...
Tien Cong Tran Ph. D., Tien Cong Tran, Ph.D., 2004
8
Participatory Peacemaking: Socio-ethical Implications of ...
and ten unwholesome things include three kinds of bodily actions, four kinds of verbal actions, and three kinds of mental actions: Killing living beings is unwholesome, abstention from killing living beings is wholesome; taking what is not given ...
Hsiao-Lan Hu, 2008
9
Wise Mind, Open Mind: Finding Purpose and Meaning in Times ...
As you've learned, the first step in dissolving any unwholesome thought, belief, judgment, emotion, or feeling is simply to watch it arise in your mind. Next, you identify it as wholesome, unwholesome, or neutral, and deal with it accordingly.
Ronald Alexander, 2009
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The Three Levels of Spiritual Perception: A Commentary on ...
Similarly, all actions perpetrated by a mind that is governed by attachment, aversion, and delusion are bound to be unwholesome by definition. The Ten Kinds of Unwholesome Action For the sake of convenience, we can classify the various ...
Kunga Tenpay Nyima (Deshung Rinpoche), Victoria R.M. Scott, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «UNWHOLESOME»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term unwholesome is used in the context of the following news items.
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GB Pharma fined for repackaging unwholesome drugs
The Foods and Drugs Authority (FDA) has imposed an administrative charge of GH¢50,000 on GB Pharma, a pharmaceutical company, for attempting to ... «GhanaWeb, Jul 15»
2
Reps to probe DISCOs over 'unwholesome practices'
The House of Representatives yesterday passed a resolution to probe the alleged unwholesome practices of electricity distribution companies (DISCOs). «Daily Trust, Jul 15»
3
Frozen Poultry Products: Vet doctor warns against consumption of …
Nwachukwu gave the warning against the back drop that the cold chain of most smuggled frozen poultry products had been broken making them unwholesome. «The Guardian Nigeria, Jul 15»
4
Bishop says gay clergy's marriage is 'sinful and unwholesome' at …
The same-sex marriage of a Church of England clergy member who was blocked from promotion after he married his husband has been described as “sinful ... «PinkNews, Jun 15»
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China blacklists 38 "unwholesome" Japanese manga and anime
Shanghai, June 8 (CNA) China's Ministry of Culture on Monday announced that 38 Japanese anime and manga works will no longer be allowed to be ... «Focus Taiwan News Channel, Jun 15»
6
Unwholesome meat
Butchers get clearance for supplying all the unwholesome meat to markets by greasing the palms of concerned officials and veterinary doctors. The networks of ... «Daily Times, Jun 15»
7
Make you sick: 3200kg unwholesome meat seized in crackdown
LAHORE: Punjab Livestock and Dairy Development Department confiscated around 3,200 kg carcass meat and the meat of sick animals from Kot Kamboh on ... «The Express Tribune, Jun 15»
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What you eat: 'Those selling unwholesome meat will be jailed for 8 …
Sharif said those found guilty of selling unwholesome meat would be imprisoned for up to eight years and fined Rs500,000. He approved legislation and ... «The Express Tribune, May 15»
9
Unwholesome meat sold at cold stores in Santa-Maria
A visit to some cold stores by this paper in Santa-Maria Last Stop recently revealed how some unsuspecting residents were patronising unwholesome fish and ... «GhanaWeb, Feb 15»
10
Girl,13, dies after consuming unwholesome burger
Tragedy struck after an allegedly unwholesome chicken burger, bought from a popular local fast food outlet, led to the death of a young girl, 13, in Karachi. «SAMAA TV, Jan 15»

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