ailment

ail·ment

noun \ˈāl-mənt\

Definition of AILMENT

1

: a bodily disorder or chronic disease

2

: unrest, uneasiness

Examples of AILMENT

1. She suffered from a chronic back ailment.
2. The doctor treated him for a variety of ailments.

First Known Use of AILMENT

1703

Related to AILMENT

Synonyms: affection, ail, disease, bug, complaint, complication, condition, disorder, distemper, distemperature, fever, ill, illness, infirmity, malady, sickness, trouble

Antonyms: health, wellness

Related Words: contagion, contagious disease; contagium, infection; attack, bout, fit, spell; debility, decrepitude, feebleness, frailness, lameness, sickliness, unhealthiness, unsoundness, unwellness, weakness; malaise, matter, pip; epidemic, pest, pestilence, plague

Near Antonyms: fitness, healthiness, heartiness, robustness, soundness, wholeness, wholesomeness; fettle, shape

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