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单词 illness
释义

illness

[ il-nis ]
/ ˈɪl nɪs /
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noun

poor health; sickness: He grew up in an environment known for poverty, illness, and little opportunity for education.
a specific sickness or disease, or an instance of such: Please be as accurate as possible in listing your childhood illnesses.
Obsolete. wickedness.

Origin of illness

First recorded in 1490–1500; ill + -ness

SYNONYMS FOR illness

1 ailment, affliction, infirmity.
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Words nearby illness

ill-kempt, ill-looking, ill-mannered, ill nature, ill-natured, illness, illocution, illocutionary, illogic, illogical, illogicality
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British Dictionary definitions for illness

illness
/ (ˈɪlnɪs) /

noun

a disease or indisposition; sickness
a state of ill health
obsolete wickedness
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for illness

illness
[ ĭlnĭs ]

n.

Disease of body or mind; poor health; sickness.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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