illness
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illness
- /ˈɪl.nəs/
Rhymes with -ɪlnəs
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Closest in meaning: sickness, malady, sick, malaise, ailment, diseased, morbidity, infirmity, impairment, affliction, discomfort, degeneration, disorder, disturbance, ill, wilt
noun
Similar: sickness
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noun an instance of a disease or poor health
| Español | enfermedad |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 질병 jilbyeong, 병 byeong |
| 日本語 | 病気 byōki, 疾病 shippei |
| 中文 | 疾病 jíbìng, 病症 bìngzhèng, 病 bìng, 患病期間 /患病期间 huànbìng qījiān, 病情 bìngqíng, 病疾 bìngjí |
| हिन्दी | रोग rog, बीमारी bīmārī, अस्वस्थता asvasthatā, मरज़ maraz, मर्ज़ marz, व्याधि vyādhi |
| Kiswahili | ugonjwa, maradhi |
| Português | doença, enfermidade, maladia |
| Français | maladie |
| Deutsch | Krankheit |
| Italiano | malattia |
| Ελληνικά | αρρώστια arróstia, ασθένεια asthéneia |
| Română | boală |
| Русский | боле́знь boléznʹ, хворь xvorʹ, неду́г nedúg |
| Tiếng Việt | bệnh, sự đau yếu, sự ốm |
| العربية | مَرَض maraḍ, دَاء dāʔ |
| עברית | מַחֲלָה makhalá |
noun a state of bad health or disease
| Español | enfermedad |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 病 bìng, 生病 shēngbìng |
| हिन्दी | रोग rog |
| Kiswahili | ugonjwa |
| Português | enfermidade, doença |
| Français | maladie |
| Italiano | malattia |
| Ελληνικά | ασθένεια asthéneia |
Talk about this word "illness." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/illness. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. illness. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/illness "illness." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/illness.Cite this
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title = {illness},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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