ailment en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /ˈeɪ̯lmənt/
- [ˈeɪ̯lmənt] ~ [ˈeɪ̯lmn̩t]
Etymology
Etymology tree English ail Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English ailment From ail + -ment.
Meanings
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Something which ails one; a disease; sickness.
Near-synonym: complaint (contextually synonymous)
He had always been remarkably immune from such little ailments, and had only once in his life been ill, of a vicious pneumonia long ago at school. He hadn't the faintest idea what to with a cold in the head, he just took quinine and continued to blow his nose.
1922, Michael Arlen, “2/9/1”, in “Piracy”: A Romantic Chronicle of These Days:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ailments | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Synonyms
Translations (64)
es alifafe (something which ails one; a disease; sickness) · izh läsy (something which ails one; a disease; sickness) · da sygdom (something which ails one; a disease; sickness) · pt enfermidade (something which ails one; a disease; sickness) · el ασθένεια (something which ails one; a disease; sickness) · pl dolegliwość (something which ails one; a disease; sickness) · kk дерт (something which ails one; a disease; sickness) · it acciacco (something which ails one; a disease; sickness) · it malattia (something which ails one; a disease; sickness) · tr rahatsızlık (something which ails one; a disease; sickness) · nl aandoening (something which ails one; a disease; sickness) · it indisposizione (something which ails one; a disease; sickness) · ro indispoziție (something which ails one; a disease; sickness) · da lidelse (something which ails one; a disease; sickness) · es dolencia (something which ails one; a disease; sickness) · it male (something which ails one; a disease; sickness) · gd trioblaid (something which ails one; a disease; sickness) · oc malautiá (something which ails one; a disease; sickness) · izh tauti (something which ails one; a disease; sickness) · ckb دەرد (something which ails one; a disease; sickness) · grc νόσος (something which ails one; a disease; sickness) · bg болест (something which ails one; a disease; sickness) · ar اعتِلال (something which ails one; a disease; sickness) · es enfermedad (something which ails one; a disease; sickness) · ja 病気 (something which ails one; a disease; sickness) · tr hastalık (something which ails one; a disease; sickness) · apw kaa naghaa (something which ails one; a disease; sickness) · gl doenza (something which ails one; a disease; sickness) · ar وَعكَة (something which ails one; a disease; sickness) · ga breoiteacht (something which ails one; a disease; sickness) · de Leiden (something which ails one; a disease; sickness) · it malanno (something which ails one; a disease; sickness) · fi sairaus (something which ails one; a disease; sickness) · kk кесел (something which ails one; a disease; sickness) · eo afekcio (something which ails one; a disease; sickness) · it affezione (something which ails one; a disease; sickness) · es achaque (something which ails one; a disease; sickness) · gl enfermidade (something which ails one; a disease; sickness) · ru неду́г (something which ails one; a disease; sickness) · gd euslaint (something which ails one; a disease; sickness) · kk науқас (something which ails one; a disease; sickness) · te రోగము (something which ails one; a disease; sickness) · es dolama (something which ails one; a disease; sickness) · eo malsano (something which ails one; a disease; sickness) · gd tinneas (something which ails one; a disease; sickness) · ru недомога́ние (something which ails one; a disease; sickness) · bg болка (something which ails one; a disease; sickness) · it disturbo (something which ails one; a disease; sickness) · el αρρώστια (something which ails one; a disease; sickness) · kk ауру (something which ails one; a disease; sickness) · la morbus (something which ails one; a disease; sickness) · gd galar (something which ails one; a disease; sickness) · ar مَرَض (something which ails one; a disease; sickness) · bcl hilang (something which ails one; a disease; sickness) · eo malsaneto (something which ails one; a disease; sickness) · izh topi (something which ails one; a disease; sickness) · ru нездоро́вье (something which ails one; a disease; sickness) · cmn 疾病 (something which ails one; a disease; sickness) · el νόσος (something which ails one; a disease; sickness) · fi vaiva (something which ails one; a disease; sickness) · el πάθηση (something which ails one; a disease; sickness) · fr maladie (something which ails one; a disease; sickness) · ru боле́знь (something which ails one; a disease; sickness) · da svaghed (something which ails one; a disease; sickness)