illness

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈɪl.nəs/

Noun

illness

1. (countable) An instance of a disease or poor health.

   Her grandmother had passed away after a long illness.

2. (uncountable) A state of bad health or disease.

   Many working days this year have been lost through illness.

Synonyms

• (instance) sickness
• (state) sickness
• See also Thesaurus:disease

Related terms

• ill

Translations

• French: maladie
• German: Krankheit
• Italian: malattia
• Portuguese: doença, enfermidade, maladia
• Russian: боле́знь
• Spanish: enfermedad

Translations

• Portuguese: enfermidade, doença

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