ailment

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ail·ment | \ ˈāl-mənt

Definition of ailment

1 : a bodily disorder or chronic disease a stomach ailment

2 : unrest, uneasiness an emotional ailment

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Examples of ailment in a Sentence

She suffered from a chronic back ailment. The doctor treated him for a variety of ailments.

Recent Examples on the Web Fuller missed Week 1 due to suspension Week 2 for personal reasons, played in Week 3 in Las Vegas, dealt with chest/elbow injuries in the week leading up to the Colts loss and then left Sunday’s game early with his new ailment. — David Furones, sun-sentinel.com, 4 Oct. 2021 However, Aiyuk was a full participant in the three practices leading up to the season opener and his ailment didn’t prevent the 49ers from using him as their punt returner. — Eric Branch, San Francisco Chronicle, 13 Sep. 2021 There Renee was – dead from an undiagnosed heart ailment. — Jim Axelrod, CBS News, 8 Sep. 2021 Birds — dead ones, blind ones, primarily fledglings suffering from the unknown ailment — were brought to animal rehabilitators, veterinarians, and state and local wildlife officials. — Washington Post, 24 Aug. 2021 Nadal, one of three men to win 20 Grand Slam titles, had already skipped Wimbledon this summer, but did not recover from a left foot ailment in time to play in New York. — Joshua Robinson, WSJ, 20 Aug. 2021 More than 15,000 residents died from the ailment in New York state, leading to a federal probe of Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s handling of the elderly home residents during the early days of the pandemic. — Fox News, 13 July 2021 Pfennigs, making his third appearance since returning from a minor arm ailment, allowed just three hits and one earned run over five innings to improve to 3-0 on the season. — Joe Freeman, oregonlive, 2 May 2021 Swift, who had 104 total yards against the 49ers, did not play in the preseason because of the same ailment and was a full participant in practice all of last week. — Dave Birkett, Detroit Free Press, 16 Sep. 2021

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