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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The 83-year-old singer-songwriter and former member of Grammy-winning folk duo Simon & Garfunkel announced the cancellation of two concerts in Philadelphia over the weekend due to a physical ailment.
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Emlyn Travis Published, EW.com, 30 June 2025
Brown only threw 55 1/3 innings in 15 games (eight starts) during 2024 because of a neck ailment that sidelined him most of the season.
—Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 25 June 2025
Yet Crawford was also pitching through a knee ailment for much of last season and as a result, began the current campaign on the injured list.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 25 June 2025
Sheets lost his glove over the wall going back on a ball last month and came away with another run-in with the wall earlier this month nursing various ailments to his head, hip, wrist and thumb.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 June 2025
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Emlyn Travis Published, EW.com, 30 June 2025
Brown only threw 55 1/3 innings in 15 games (eight starts) during 2024 because of a neck ailment that sidelined him most of the season.
—Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 25 June 2025
Yet Crawford was also pitching through a knee ailment for much of last season and as a result, began the current campaign on the injured list.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 25 June 2025
Sheets lost his glove over the wall going back on a ball last month and came away with another run-in with the wall earlier this month nursing various ailments to his head, hip, wrist and thumb.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 June 2025
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“Ailment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ailment. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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ailment
noun
ail·ment
ˈā(ə)l-mənt 
: a bodily disorder or chronic disease
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