under the weather

== English == === Etymology === From under the weather bow (“affected by bad weather; seasick”); weather bow is a nautical term referring to the side of a ship exposed to bad weather. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈʌndə ðə ˈwɛðə/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈʌndɚ ðə ˈwɛðɚ/ Hyphenation: un‧der the wea‧ther === Adjective === under the weather (not comparable) (idiomatic) ill or gloomy, especially from a cold or flu. (idiomatic) Somewhat intoxicated or suffering from a hangover. (idiomatic, obsolete) Experiencing adversity. 1873, Mark Twain [pseudonym; Samuel Langhorne Clemens]; Charles Dudley Warner, chapter XIX, in The Gilded Age: A Tale of To-day, Hartford, Conn.: American Publishing Company; Chicago, Ill.: F. G. Gilman, →OCLC; republished Hartford, Conn.: American Publishing Company, 1874, →OCLC, page 178: The Hawkinses are under the weather now, but their Tennessee property is millions when it comes into market. ==== Synonyms ==== (somewhat ill or gloomy): off one's feed, out of sorts (somewhat intoxicated): out of sorts (experiencing adversity): out of sorts ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === “weather”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. “weather”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present, retrieved 22 February 2017, reproduced from Stuart Berg Flexner, editor in chief, Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 2nd edition, New York, N.Y.: Random House, 1993, →ISBN.