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ailment

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of ailment

an abnormal state that disrupts a plantʼs or animalʼs normal bodily functioning

a doctor known for successfully treating patients with chronic back ailments

Synonyms of ailment

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

Words Related to ailment

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 of ailment

fitness, healthiness, heartiness, robustness, soundness, wholeness, wholesomeness

Antonyms of ailment

health, wellness

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