Definitions for illnessˈɪl nɪs
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ill•nessˈɪl nɪs(n.)
unhealthy condition; poor health; indisposition; sickness.
Category: Pathology
Obs.
Ref: wickedness
Origin of illness:
1490–1500
Princeton's WordNet
illness, unwellness, malady, sickness(noun)
impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
illness(noun)ˈɪl nɪs
a type of sickness or disease
a rare and dangerous illness
illnessˈɪl nɪs
bad health or sickness
Her life had been ruined by illness.
Wiktionary
illness(Noun)
An instance of a disease or poor health.
illness(Noun)
A state of bad health or disease.
Webster Dictionary
Illness(noun)
the condition of being ill, evil, or bad; badness; unfavorableness
Illness(noun)
disease; indisposition; malady; disorder of health; sickness; as, a short or a severe illness
Illness(noun)
wrong moral conduct; wickedness
Translations for illness
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
illness(noun)
a state or occasion of being unwell
There is a lot of illness in the village just now; childhood illnesses.
- siekteAfrikaans

- مَرَض، سُقْـمArabic

- болестBulgarian

- doençaPortuguese (BR)

- nemocCzech

- die KrankheitGerman

- sygdom; -sygdomDanish

- αρρώστιαGreek

- enfermedad, mal, dolenciaSpanish

- haigusEstonian

- بیماریFarsi

- sairausFinnish

- maladieFrench

- מַחֲלָהHebrew

- बीमारीHindi

- bolestCroatian

- betegségHungarian

- penyakitIndonesian

- veikindiIcelandic

- malattiaItalian

- 病気Japanese

- 질병Korean

- ligaLithuanian

- slimībaLatvian

- kesakitanMalay

- ziekteDutch

- sykdomNorwegian

- chorobaPolish

- بیماریPersian

- ناروغیPashto

- doençaPortuguese

- boalăRomanian

- болезньRussian

- chorobaSlovak

- bolezenSlovenian

- bolestSerbian

- sjukdomSwedish

- ความเจ็บป่วยThai

- hastalık, rahatsızlıkTurkish

- 疾病Chinese (Trad.)

- хвороба, недугаUkrainian

- مرضUrdu

- sự đau ốmVietnamese

- 疾病Chinese (Simp.)

Get even more translations for illness »
Citation
Use the citation below to add this definition to your bibliography:
"illness." Definitions.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2013. Web. 25 May 2013. <http://www.definitions.net/definition/illness>.

