illness

[ il-nis ]
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noun
  1. poor health; sickness: He grew up in an environment known for poverty, illness, and little opportunity for education.

  2. a specific sickness or disease, or an instance of such: Please be as accurate as possible in listing your childhood illnesses.

  1. Obsolete. wickedness.

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Origin of illness

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First recorded in 1490–1500; ill + -ness

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British Dictionary definitions for illness

illness

/ (ˈɪlnɪs) /


noun
  1. a disease or indisposition; sickness

  2. a state of ill health

  1. obsolete wickedness

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