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Illness
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Illness
/ˈɪlnəs/
A condition that affects one's health and causes a disease or sickness
Synonyms:
sickness
disease
ailment
disorder
malady
Antonyms:
health
wellness
Examples:
Even
illnesses
respected Anna Scheele and kept out of her way.
'
Bodily illness is more easy to bear than mental.'
A long
illness
, Miss Simmonds?'
Etymology:
derived from Middle English
ilenes
, from
ill
+
-ness
, indicating a state of being unwell
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