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- [eyl-muh nt]
- /ˈeɪl mənt/
- /ˈeɪl.mənt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [eyl-muh nt]
- /ˈeɪl mənt/
Definitions of ailment word
- countable noun ailment An ailment is an illness, especially one that is not very serious. 3
- noun ailment a slight but often persistent illness 3
- noun ailment any bodily or mental disorder; illness, esp. a mild, chronic one 3
- noun ailment a physical disorder or illness, especially of a minor or chronic nature. 1
- noun ailment An illness, typically a minor one. 1
- noun ailment illness 1
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Origin of ailment
First appearance:
before 1700 One of the 50% oldest English words
First recorded in 1700-10; ail + -ment
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Ailment
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
ailment popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
ailment usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for ailment
noun ailment
- malady — any disorder or disease of the body, especially one that is chronic or deepseated.
- illness — unhealthy condition; poor health; indisposition; sickness.
- syndrome — Pathology, Psychiatry. a group of symptoms that together are characteristic of a specific disorder, disease, or the like.
- disease — a disordered or incorrectly functioning organ, part, structure, or system of the body resulting from the effect of genetic or developmental errors, infection, poisons, nutritional deficiency or imbalance, toxicity, or unfavorable environmental factors; illness; sickness; ailment.
- ache — If you ache or a part of your body aches, you feel a steady, fairly strong pain.
Antonyms for ailment
noun ailment
- health — the general condition of the body or mind with reference to soundness and vigor: good health; poor health.
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