as in disease
an abnormal state that disrupts a plant's or animal's normal bodily functioning
a doctor known for successfully treating patients with chronic back ailments
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Recent Examples of ailment
Cruise ships have onboard medical facilities that can treat a wide range of ailments.
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Nathan Diller, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2025
While the foul did not result in any major injury, the Valkyries are still dealing with a number of ailments, even if starting two-guard Tiffany Hayes is back in the lineup after sitting out the last game for rest purposes.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 23 Aug. 2025
Several natural remedies may help relieve common pregnancy ailments and other symptoms.
—Emmanuella Ogbonna, Health, 23 Aug. 2025
Over time, wide use of antibiotics for a variety of ailments has created patient resistance.
—Beth Warren, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025
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Nathan Diller, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2025
While the foul did not result in any major injury, the Valkyries are still dealing with a number of ailments, even if starting two-guard Tiffany Hayes is back in the lineup after sitting out the last game for rest purposes.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 23 Aug. 2025
Several natural remedies may help relieve common pregnancy ailments and other symptoms.
—Emmanuella Ogbonna, Health, 23 Aug. 2025
Over time, wide use of antibiotics for a variety of ailments has created patient resistance.
—Beth Warren, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ailment
Noun
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This isn’t the first study to suggest the importance of breakfast for living a long life—research has shown that regularly eating a morning meal is linked with lower overall and heart-related mortality (and that bypassing it can up your heart-disease risk).—
Erica Sloan,
SELF,
4 Sep. 2025
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Yet America’s system is transactional, rewarding affluence while neglecting the very conditions that produce disease.—
Stan Chu Ilo,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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His illness has limited him to light catch play over the past few days, and the shift in plans meant some slight alterations to his routine, which Ireton ran through with club security.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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Some are clearly seismic, like bereavement, illness or war.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The Annunciation Church attack breaks a boundary - namely, that children should be spared from society's typical ills.—
Marc Ramirez,
USA Today,
29 Aug. 2025
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Among those who came to view his immigration proceedings on Tuesday, but not allowed in, were Haitian bloggers and activists who blame him for the country’s ills.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
27 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Like most extended car warranty providers, CarShield excludes pre-existing conditions that existed before your warranty took effect, as well as damage resulting from poor maintenance, neglect or intentional abuse.—
Brian Sloan,
CNBC,
4 Sep. 2025
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By the early 1960s, reforms in Angola had begun to stall as budgets were cut and conditions deteriorated, the museum website says.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
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Infected people can experience common symptoms including fever, fatigue, body aches, headache, loss of appetite, diarrhea and vomiting.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
PEOPLE,
6 Sep. 2025
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For example, if a pregnant woman takes Tylenol for a fever, the fever itself or the infection causing the fever could be the factor affecting autism risk.—
Adaira Landry,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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Further signs of sickness can be seen in job openings.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
5 Sep. 2025
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Unlike my frail biological instrument, an AI voice will never experience sickness.—
Adam Verner
September 3,
Literary Hub,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Ailment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ailment. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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