illness

Meaning

1. (countable) An instance of a disease or poor health.
2. (uncountable) A state of bad health or disease.

Synonyms

sickness

disease

ailment

malady

pain

infirmity

disorder

diseases

distress

ache

complaint

ill

🤢

soreness

unhealthiness

affliction

ill health

trouble

sick

🤢

flaws

indisposition

condition

unwellness

falling ill

weakness

affection

malaise

suffering

disquiet

care

bring up

attention

discomfort

disaster

breed

disability

delirium

bottle

anxiety

deformity

hunger

defect

boil

grow

groaning

get worse

impairment

frailty

crippling

labor

bodily pain

Translations

maladie

enfermedad

Krankheit

malattia

ziekte

doença

malaltia

ασθένεια

αρρώστια

hastalık

aandoening

aegritudo

morbus

dolore

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɪl.nəs/

Etymology

From ill + -ness.