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WiktionaryRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes
illnessnoun
An instance of a disease or poor health.
Synonyms:
sicknessillnessnoun
A state of bad health or disease.
Synonyms:
sickness
English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:2.0 / 1 vote
illness
Disease is the general term for any deviation from health; in a more limited sense it denotes some definite morbid condition; disorder and affection are rather partial and limited; as, a nervous affection; a disorder of the digestive system. Sickness was generally used in English speech and literature, till the close of the eighteenth century at least, for every form of physical disorder, as abundantly appears in the English Bible: "Jesus went about ... healing all manner of sickness and all manner of disease among the people," Matt. iv, 23; "Elisha was fallen sick of his sickness whereof he died," 2 Kings xiii, 14. There is now, in England, a tendency to restrict the words sick and sickness to nausea, or "sickness at the stomach," and to hold ill and illness as the only proper words to use in a general sense. This distinction has received but a very limited acceptance in the United States, where sick and sickness have the earlier and wider usage. We speak of trifling ailments, a slight indisposition, a serious or a deadly disease; a slight or severe illness; a painful sickness. Complaint is a popular term, which may be applied to any degree of ill health, slight or severe. Infirmity denotes a chronic or lingering weakness or disability, as blindness or lameness.
Synonyms:
affection, ailment, complaint, disease, disorder, distemper, indisposition, infirmity, malady, sickness, unhealthiness, unsoundnessAntonyms:
health, robustness, soundness, strength, sturdiness, vigor
Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes
illness, unwellness, malady, sicknessnoun
impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism
Synonyms:
unwellness, malady, nausea, sicknessAntonyms:
health, wellness
Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:3.0 / 2 votes
illnessnoun
Synonyms:
disease, sickness, indisposition, ailing, ailment, complaint, disorder, distemper
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illnessnoun
Synonyms:
malady, sickness, disease
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List of paraphrases for "illness":
disease, diseases, sickness, sick, illnesses, morbidity, maladie, disorders, ill, disorder, ill-health, malady, condition, ailment
How to pronounce illness?
Alex
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Mark
US English
Daniel
British
Libby
British
Mia
British
Karen
Australian
Hayley
Australian
Natasha
Australian
Veena
Indian
Priya
Indian
Neerja
Indian
Zira
US English
Oliver
British
Wendy
British
Fred
US English
Tessa
South African
How to say illness in sign language?
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Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#1067 | condition | |
#1351 | disease | |
#3180 | diseases | |
#4055 | disorders | |
#4320 | ill | |
#4358 | sick | |
#4888 | complaint | |
#5235 | illness | |
#5268 | disorder | |
#13000 | sickness | |
#13931 | illnesses | |
#15988 | affection | |
#16081 | nausea | |
#21037 | morbidity | |
#50896 | ailment | |
#65670 | malady | |
#72653 | infirmity | |
#79014 | distemper | |
#88853 | maladie | |
#204672 | indisposition | |
#280703 | unsoundness |
How to use illness in a sentence?
This research sheds light on how a form of childhood blood cancer might develop, implicating a complex combination of genetics and early exposure to germs, dirt, and illness, we want to assure any parents of a child who has or has had leukaemia, that there's nothing that we know of that could have been done to prevent their illness.
There is no evidence that I am aware of that shows Lyssin has any therapeutic benefit, more importantly, I am concerned that if a product did actually contain what is suggested, saliva from a rabid dog, that would put the patient at risk of contracting rabies, a serious, fatal illness.
It's not so much a question of if this will happen anymore, but rather more a question of exactly when this will happen and how many people in this country will have severe illness, we are asking the American public to work with us to prepare in the expectation that this could be bad.
I am very concerned about the immune-compromised population, i'm disappointed we don't have better access, and I hope we have better access very soon so we can prevent as much illness and potentially death in this population as possible.
I'm just so touched as somebody who is from the invisible illness community, seeing you come out here with your circumstances and just making everyone aware that you are fully able to do and achieve anything you put your mind to.
Translations for illness
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- مرضArabic
- xəstəlikAzerbaijani
- хваробаBelarusian
- болестBulgarian
- malaltiaCatalan, Valencian
- nemocCzech
- sygDanish
- KrankheitGerman
- ασθένεια, αρρώστιαGreek
- enfermedadSpanish
- haigusEstonian
- بیماریPersian
- sairausFinnish
- maladieFrench
- breoiteachtIrish
- रोगHindi
- betegségHungarian
- հիվանդություն, անառողջությունArmenian
- 疾病, 病気Japanese
- ავადმყოფობაGeorgian
- ជំងឺ, រោគ, ជម្ងឺKhmer
- 질병, 疾病Korean
- morbumLatin
- ligaLithuanian
- slimībaLatvian
- болестMacedonian
- ziekteDutch
- sykdomNorwegian
- chorobaPolish
- enfermidade, doençaPortuguese
- boalăRomanian
- болезньRussian
- болест, bolestSerbo-Croatian
- ලඩෙSinhala, Sinhalese
- choroba, nemocSlovak
- bolezenSlovene
- sjukdomSwedish
- ugonjwaSwahili
- โรคThai
- hastalıkTurkish
- хворобаUkrainian
- đau yếuVietnamese
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