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- Dictionaryillness/ˈɪlnɪs/
noun
- 1. a disease or period of sickness affecting the body or mind: "he died after a long illness"
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a condition in which the body or mind is harmed because an organ or part is unable to work as it usually does; a disease or sickness: [ U ] mental illness. [ C ] He died at home after a long illness. (Definition of illness from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of illness. illness.
noun. ill· ness ˈil-nəs. Synonyms of illness. 1. a. : sickness sense 2. b. : an unhealthy condition of body or mind. 2. obsolete. a. : wickedness. b. : unpleasantness. Synonyms. affection. ailment. bug. complaint. complication. condition. disease. disorder. distemper.
a condition in which the body or mind is harmed because an organ or part is unable to work as it usually does; a disease or sickness: [ U ] mental illness. [ C ] He died at home after a long illness. (Definition of illness from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of illness. illness.
Illness is a state of poor health or sickness, as in I’ve had to miss a lot of work due to illness. The word illness is also commonly used to refer to a disease or instance of sickness.
ILLNESS meaning: 1 : a condition of being unhealthy in your body or mind; 2 : a specific condition that prevents your body or mind from working normally a sickness or disease.
Illness is used more generally and can refer to both severe and minor medical problems, and problems that affect mental health: a terminal/ life-threatening illness • a mild/ minor illness • mental illness • mental disease.
illness a medical problem, or a period of suffering from one: She died after a long illness. disease or illness? Disease is used to talk about more severe physical medical problems, especially those that affect the organs.
