1
: a bodily disorder or chronic disease
a stomach ailment
2
: unrest, uneasiness
an emotional ailment
Examples of ailment in a Sentence
She suffered from a chronic back ailment.
The doctor treated him for a variety of ailments.
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Rachel Burchfield, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Increased the potency of the death status ailment applied by the weapon skill Death Flare of Eclipse Shotel.
—Oliver Brandt, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
Add another key defensive starter to the Broncos’ list of nagging ailments.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 10 Sep. 2025
In addition to her physical ailments, Onyx also struggles with post-traumatic stress disorder, her mother said.
—Monroe Trombly, Louisville Courier Journal, 10 Sep. 2025
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“Ailment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ailment. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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ailment
noun
ail·ment
ˈā(ə)l-mənt 
: a bodily disorder or chronic disease
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