ailment

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noun

1. A pathological condition of mind or body: complaint, disease, disorder, ill, illness, infirmity, malady, sickness. See health/sickness.
2. A minor illness, especially one of a temporary nature: bug, complaint, indisposition, malady. See health/sickness.

IN BRIEF: A sickness or illness.

Pete was always complaining of some kind of ailment.

Tutor's tip: A person who has an "ailment" or sickness always appreciates "aliment" (food or moral support).

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• Diseases and Infestations - ailment: physical disorder or chronic disease

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See words rhyming with "ailment."

Dansk (Danish)
n. - lidelse, skavank

Nederlands (Dutch)
klacht (ziekte)

Français (French)
n. - affection, maladie

Deutsch (German)
n. - Leiden

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ασθένεια, αδιαθεσία

Italiano (Italian)
acciacco

Português (Portuguese)
n. - doença (f), indisposição (f)

Русский (Russian)
болезнь

Español (Spanish)
n. - indisposición, malestar

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - krämpa, sjukdom

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
疾病, 不宁, 不安

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 疾病, 不寧, 不安

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 병

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 疾患
n. - 病気, 不安定

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) قلق, مرض, إعتلا جسدي, مرض مزمن‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מחלה, חולי‬

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