illness

noun

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1
as in disease
an abnormal state that disrupts a plant's or animal's normal bodily functioning suffered from a mysterious illness that left her weak and tired all the time

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as in sickness
the condition of not being in good health prone to illness as a child, he was sent to a western ranch with the expectation that it would toughen him up

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“Illness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/illness. Accessed 4 Oct. 2023.

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