illnessnoun
uk/ˈɪl.nəs/us/ˈɪl.nəs/B1 [ C ] a disease of the body or mind:
He died at home after a long illness.
B2 [ U ] the state of being ill:
She had five days off work due to illness.
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- We are lacking three members of staff due to illness.
- Many people suffer from some form of mental illness during their lives.
- Symptoms of the illness include a high temperature and a persistent dry cough.
- Many illnesses which once killed are today curable.
- Four million hours were lost last year through stress-related illnesses.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Disease & illness - general words
- abnormality
- autoimmune disease
- bilharzia
- bluetongue
- bout
- CFS
- CGD
- complaint
- dose
- dreaded lurgy
- endemic
- lay
- life-threatening
- lurgy
- morbidity
- pandemic
- pinkeye
- strangulated
- syndrome
- wasting disease
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