ailment

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ailment

  • /ˈeɪ̯lmənt/
  • [ˈeɪ̯lmənt] ~ [ˈeɪ̯lmn̩t]

noun ailments

  1. Something which ails one; a disease; sickness. Near-synonym: complaint (contextually synonymous)

    Similar: complaint

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Closest in meaning: complaint, ill, malaise, illness, sickness, sick, infirmity, discomfort, disquiet, disorder, unease, uneasiness, evil, bad, unrest, affection

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noun something which ails one; a disease; sickness

Españoldolencia, enfermedad, achaque, alifafe, dolama
日本語病気 byōki
中文疾病 jíbìng
Portuguêsenfermidade
Françaismaladie
DeutschLeiden
Italianodisturbo, indisposizione, affezione, male, malattia, acciacco
Ελληνικάασθένεια asthéneia, αρρώστια arróstia, νόσος nósos, πάθηση páthisi
Românăindispoziție
Русскийболе́знь boléznʹ, неду́г nedúg, нездоро́вье nezdoróvʹje, недомога́ние nedomogánije
العربيةمَرَض maraḍ, اعتِلال, وَعكَة

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@misc{ailment_2026,
  title = {ailment},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ailment},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}