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.)
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