Illth

Illth, coined by John Ruskin in a 1860s, is the reverse of wealth in the sense of ill being the opposite of well.

In Ruskin's view:

Various other writers make used the term, and keep on to make so. A notable example is George Bernard Shaw, who used illth as a subheading in an 1889 essay.

In the context of contemporary economic image and practice, the term has been central to the work of Herman Daly in addition to his advocacy for a Steady-state economy.