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unwholesomeharmful to health or morality; unhealthy or corrupting

Part of speech: ADJECTIVE

Definition: harmful to health or morality; unhealthy or corrupting

Pronunciation (IPA): /ʌnˈhoʊlsəm/

Korean meaning: 건강이나 도덕에 해로운; 불건전한, 타락시키는

Korean pronunciation: 언**홀**섬

Example Sentences

  • My mom says video games are unwholesome, but I think vegetables are more unwholesome to my happiness.
  • The unwholesome rumors spread quickly through social media.
  • Living near the chemical plant exposed residents to unwholesome air quality.

unwholesome

ADJECTIVE

//ʌnˈhoʊlsəm//

harmful to health or morality; unhealthy or corrupting

unwholesome concept
💡 Concept

A teenager's unwholesome eating habits create an unhealthy lifestyle

unwholesome rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Choose wholesome over troublesome, avoid the unwholesome!

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ʌnˈhoʊlsəm/
🇬🇧 UK/ʌnˈhəʊlsəm/

🌳Etymology

Prefixun--
Rootwhole
Suffix--some

Origin

From Middle English, formed in the 14th century by combining 'whole' (meaning sound or healthy) with the negative prefix 'un-' and the adjective suffix '-some'.

🎵Rhyme

wholesometroublesome
wholesome
troublesome

🔗Collocations

unwholesome food
unwholesome environment
unwholesome influence
unwholesome air
unwholesome lifestyle

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My mom says video games are unwholesome, but I think vegetables are more unwholesome to my happiness.

The unwholesome rumors spread quickly through social media.

Living near the chemical plant exposed residents to unwholesome air quality.

The teacher warned students about the unwholesome content on certain websites.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

unhealthyharmfultoxiccorruptingdetrimental

Antonyms

wholesomehealthybeneficial

Related

unwholesomenoxiousperniciousdeleterious

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