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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Sadly, his time with the company has been marred by injury and other physical ailments.
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Jeremy Hanna, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Oct. 2025
Klingberg is dealing with a lower-body injury, and Liljegren, another right-shot defenseman, has an upper-body ailment, said Sharks coach Ryan Warsofsky, who added that Klingberg’s injury does not involve his resurfaced hips.
—Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 15 Oct. 2025
But Spoelstra downplayed Jakucionis’ ailments.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 14 Oct. 2025
Brodin, 32, missed the season opener following offseason surgery for an upper body ailment but is back in action sooner than expected.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 11 Oct. 2025
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Jeremy Hanna, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Oct. 2025
Klingberg is dealing with a lower-body injury, and Liljegren, another right-shot defenseman, has an upper-body ailment, said Sharks coach Ryan Warsofsky, who added that Klingberg’s injury does not involve his resurfaced hips.
—Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 15 Oct. 2025
But Spoelstra downplayed Jakucionis’ ailments.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 14 Oct. 2025
Brodin, 32, missed the season opener following offseason surgery for an upper body ailment but is back in action sooner than expected.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 11 Oct. 2025
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“Ailment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ailment. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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ailment
noun
ail·ment
ˈā(ə)l-mənt 
: a bodily disorder or chronic disease
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