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Detailed Synonyms for illness in English

illness:

illness [the ~] nom

  1. the illness
    the illness; the complaint
  2. the illness
    the nausea; the sickness; the illness; the rottenness
  3. the illness
    the illness
  4. the illness
    – impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism 1
    the illness; the sickness; the unwellness; the malady
    – impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism 1

Related Words for "illness":

  • illnesses, ill

Alternate Synonyms for "illness":


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Related Definitions for "illness":

  1. impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism1

illness form of ill:

ill adj

  1. ill
    – presaging ill fortune 1
    ill; ominous; inauspicious
    – presaging ill fortune 1
    • ill adj
      • ill omens1
      • ill predictions1
    • ominous adj
      • a dead and ominous silence prevailed1
    • inauspicious adj
      • my words with inauspicious thunderings shook heaven1
  2. ill
    – distressing 1
    ill
    – distressing 1
    • ill adj
      • ill manners1
      • of ill repute1
  3. ill
    – resulting in suffering or adversity 1
    ill
    – resulting in suffering or adversity 1
    • ill adj
      • ill effects1
      • it's an ill wind that blows no good1
  4. ill
    – indicating hostility or enmity 1
    ill
    – indicating hostility or enmity 1
    • ill adj
      • you certainly did me an ill turn1
      • ill feelings1
      • ill will1
  5. ill
    – affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function 1
    sick; ill
    – affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function 1
    • sick adj
    • ill adj
      • ill from the monotony of his suffering1

ill adv

  1. ill
    – (`ill' is often used as a combining form) in a poor or improper or unsatisfactory manner; not well 1
    ill; badly; poorly
    – (`ill' is often used as a combining form) in a poor or improper or unsatisfactory manner; not well 1
    • ill adv
      • he was ill prepared1
      • it ill befits a man to betray old friends1
      • ill-fitting clothes1
      • an ill-conceived plan1
    • badly adv
      • the car runs badly1
      • he performed badly on the exam1
    • poorly adv
      • the team played poorly1
  2. ill
    – with difficulty or inconvenience; scarcely or hardly 1
    ill
    – with difficulty or inconvenience; scarcely or hardly 1
    • ill adv
      • we can ill afford to buy a new car just now1
  3. ill
    – unfavorably or with disapproval 1
    ill; badly
    – unfavorably or with disapproval 1
    • ill adv
      • tried not to speak ill of the dead1
    • badly adv
      • thought badly of him for his lack of concern1

ill [the ~] nom

  1. the ill
    – an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining 1
    the complaint; the ill; the ailment
    – an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining 1

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Related Definitions for "ill":

  1. presaging ill fortune1
    • ill omens1
    • ill predictions1
  2. distressing1
    • ill manners1
    • of ill repute1
  3. resulting in suffering or adversity1
    • ill effects1
    • it's an ill wind that blows no good1
  4. indicating hostility or enmity1
    • you certainly did me an ill turn1
    • ill feelings1
    • ill will1
  5. affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function1
    • ill from the monotony of his suffering1
  6. (`ill' is often used as a combining form) in a poor or improper or unsatisfactory manner; not well1
    • he was ill prepared1
    • it ill befits a man to betray old friends1
    • ill-fitting clothes1
    • an ill-conceived plan1
  7. with difficulty or inconvenience; scarcely or hardly1
    • we can ill afford to buy a new car just now1
  8. unfavorably or with disapproval1
    • tried not to speak ill of the dead1
  9. an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining1

Related Synonyms for illness