illness en · NOUN
Pronunciation
Etymology
Etymology tree English ill Proto-Germanic *-in- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti Proto-Germanic *-ōną Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English illness From ill + -ness.
Meanings
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(countable) An instance (episode) of a disease or poor health.
suffer form a severe illness
a mild illness
This further exacerbated the diagnostic challenge posed by undifferentiated febrile illness during a “twindemic” of both COVID-19 and dengue, as both illnesses could potentially present with febrile syndromes.
2022 May 7, Liang En Wee, Edwin Philip Conceicao, Jean Xiang-Ying Sim, May Kyawt Aung, Aung Myat Oo, et al., “Dengue and COVID-19: Managing Undifferentiated Febrile Illness during a ‘Twindemic’”, in Tropical medicine and infectious disease, →DOI:Her grandmother had passed away after a long illness.
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(uncountable) A state of bad health or disease.
Many working days this year have been lost through illness.
Illness is a wholistic reality, just as health is wholistic, and healing is the process of moving from illness to health.
2012, Anne Westhues, Canadian Social Policy: Issues and Perspectives:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| illnesses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
terminal illness · illness anxiety disorder · illnesslike · folk illness · foodborne illness · critical illness · nonillness · Gulf War illness · postorgasmic illness syndrome · food-derived illness · accelerated critical illness · seroconversion illness · mental illness · final illness · chronic illness
Relateds
Synonyms
sickness (instance) · sickness
Translations (243)
uk неду́га (an instance of a disease or poor health) · bg боледуване (a state of bad health or disease) · gu માંદગી (an instance of a disease or poor health) · nn sjukdom (an instance of a disease or poor health) · pl choroba (an instance of a disease or poor health) · km ជម្ងឺ (an instance of a disease or poor health) · th พยาธิ (an instance of a disease or poor health) · th โรคภัย (an instance of a disease or poor health) · gu બીમારી (an instance of a disease or poor health) · kn ಅನಾರೋಗ್ಯ (an instance of a disease or poor health) · gsw Chranket (an instance of a disease or poor health) · da sygdom (an instance of a disease or poor health) · chr ᎥᏳᎩ (an instance of a disease or poor health) · hy անառողջություն (a state of bad health or disease) · cmn 病 (an instance of a disease or poor health) · pdt Krankheit (an instance of a disease or poor health) · tk kesel (an instance of a disease or poor health) · pap malu (an instance of a disease or poor health) · mr रोग (an instance of a disease or poor health) · lo ໂຣກ (an instance of a disease or poor health) · pt doença (a state of bad health or disease) · ar مَرَض (an instance of a disease or poor health) · cmn 病症 (an instance of a disease or poor health) · rup lãngoari (an instance of a disease or poor health) · pt enfermidade (an instance of a disease or poor health) · af siekte (an instance of a disease or poor health) · hi मर्ज़ (an instance of a disease or poor health) · sh bolest (a state of bad health or disease) · ta நோய் (an instance of a disease or poor health) · lo ໂຣຄາ (an instance of a disease or poor health) · mfe maladi (an instance of a disease or poor health) · gl doenza (a state of bad health or disease) · ky оору (an instance of a disease or poor health) · lo ພະຍາດ (an instance of a disease or poor health) · haw maʻi (an instance of a disease or poor health) · tk nähoşlyk (an instance of a disease or poor health) · unm palsëwakàn (a state of bad health or disease) · pt enfermidade (a state of bad health or disease) · ro boală (an instance of a disease or poor health) · egy U23-m-r:*t-nDs (an instance of a disease or poor health) · hi मरज़ (an instance of a disease or poor health) · mnc ᠨᡳᠮᡝᡴᡠ (an instance of a disease or poor health) · got 𐌿𐌽𐌷𐌰𐌹𐌻𐌹 (an instance of a disease or poor health) · cmn 病情 (an instance of a disease or poor health) · izh tauti (an instance of a disease or poor health) · da syg (a state of bad health or disease) · sah ыарыы (an instance of a disease or poor health) · uk хворо́ба (an instance of a disease or poor health) · got 𐍃𐌰𐌿𐌷𐍄𐍃 (a state of bad health or disease) · cmn 病疾 (an instance of a disease or poor health) · grc νοῦσος (an instance of a disease or poor health) · sv sjukdom (an instance of a disease or poor health) · oc malautiá (an instance of a disease or poor health) · ota علت (an instance of a disease or poor health) · fa-ira مَرَض (an instance of a disease or poor health) · gl enfermidade (a state of bad health or disease) · hi रोग (an instance of a disease or poor health) · ga othras (a state of bad health or disease) · dng бинҗи (an instance of a disease or poor health) · uz xastalik (an instance of a disease or poor health) · hy հիվանդություն (an instance of a disease or poor health) · sq sëmundje (an instance of a disease or poor health) · izh topi (an instance of a disease or poor health) · lb Krankheet (an instance of a disease or poor health) · msk sakit (an instance of a disease or poor health) · nb syke (an instance of a disease or poor health) · tt авыру (an instance of a disease or poor health) · my နာမကျန်း (an instance of a disease or poor health) · kmr nexweşî (an instance of a disease or poor health) · fi sairaus (a state of bad health or disease) · ml രോഗം (an instance of a disease or poor health) · mk болест (an instance of a disease or poor health) · bn রোগ (an instance of a disease or poor health) · txb teki (an instance of a disease or poor health) · bn ব্যাধি (an instance of a disease or poor health) · be хваро́ба (an instance of a disease or poor health) · sa अस्वस्थता (an instance of a disease or poor health) · es enfermedad (an instance of a disease or poor health) · yi קראַנקײַט (an instance of a disease or poor health) · tg беморӣ (an instance of a disease or poor health) · my ဗျာဓိ (an instance of a disease or poor health) · tg нохушӣ (an instance of a disease or poor health) · gl doenza (an instance of a disease or poor health) · ota خستهلق (an instance of a disease or poor health) · sk nemoc (an instance of a disease or poor health) · ja 病気 (an instance of a disease or poor health) · pt maladia (an instance of a disease or poor health) · tg касалӣ (an instance of a disease or poor health) · bg заболя́ване (an instance of a disease or poor health) · ms penyakit (an instance of a disease or poor health) · he מַחֲלָה (an instance of a disease or poor health) · nb sjuke (an instance of a disease or poor health) · lo ໂລກ (an instance of a disease or poor health) · vo maläd (an instance of a disease or poor health) · ang ādl (an instance of a disease or poor health) · bni bokono (an instance of a disease or poor health) · ur مَرَض (an instance of a disease or poor health) · tr hastalık (an instance of a disease or poor health) · uk захво́рювання (an instance of a disease or poor health) · ckt тъычгыргын (an instance of a disease or poor health) · ur مَرْض (an instance of a disease or poor health) · nl ziekte (an instance of a disease or poor health) · zdj uwaɗe class 11/10 (an instance of a disease or poor health) · lv slimība (an instance of a disease or poor health) · fa-ira ناخوشی (an instance of a disease or poor health) · ps ناروغي (an instance of a disease or poor health) · sh бо̏ле̄ст (an instance of a disease or poor health) · rue хворота (an instance of a disease or poor health) · de Krankheit (an instance of a disease or poor health) · km រោគ (an instance of a disease or poor health) · hu betegség (a state of bad health or disease) · la aegror (an instance of a disease or poor health) · sa रोग (an instance of a disease or poor health) · vi bệnh (an instance of a disease or poor health) · el ασθένεια (an instance of a disease or poor health) · ca malaltia (a state of bad health or disease) · akl sakit (an instance of a disease or poor health) · kmr bîmarî (an instance of a disease or poor health) · hi बीमारी (an instance of a disease or poor health) · es enfermedad (a state of bad health or disease) · cmn 患病期間 /患病期间 (an instance of a disease or poor health) · te వ్యాధి (an instance of a disease or poor health) · it malattia (an instance of a disease or poor health) · bua үбшэн (an instance of a disease or poor health) · nb sykdom (an instance of a disease or poor health) · sa व्याधि (an instance of a disease or poor health) · te రోగము (an instance of a disease or poor health) · cs nemoc (an instance of a disease or poor health) · got 𐍃𐌰𐌿𐌷𐍄𐍃 (an instance of a disease or poor health) · os рын (an instance of a disease or poor health) · got 𐍃𐌹𐌿𐌺𐌴𐌹 (a state of bad health or disease) · uga 𐎎𐎗𐎕 (an instance of a disease or poor health) · ka ავადმყოფობა (an instance of a disease or poor health) · grc νόσος (an instance of a disease or poor health) · nn sjuke (an instance of a disease or poor health) · my အဖျားအနာ (an instance of a disease or poor health) · vi sự đau yếu (an instance of a disease or poor health) · ne रोग (an instance of a disease or poor health) · as ৰোগ (an instance of a disease or poor health) · eo malsano (an instance of a disease or poor health) · bg бо́лест (an instance of a disease or poor health) · km ជំងឺ (an instance of a disease or poor health) · ur بِیماری (an instance of a disease or poor health) · tg мараз (an instance of a disease or poor health) · scn malatìa (a state of bad health or disease) · vi sự ốm (an instance of a disease or poor health) · sh oboljenje (a state of bad health or disease) · scn malatìa (an instance of a disease or poor health) · el ασθένεια (a state of bad health or disease) · ms sakit (a state of bad health or disease) · ga othras (an instance of a disease or poor health) · ps بيماري (an instance of a disease or poor health) · ckt аʼратгыргын (an instance of a disease or poor health) · bcl hilang (an instance of a disease or poor health) · et haigus (an instance of a disease or poor health) · mn ᠡᠪᠡᠳᠴᠢᠨ (an instance of a disease or poor health) · hu betegség (an instance of a disease or poor health) · ota مرض (an instance of a disease or poor health) · sh болест (a state of bad health or disease) · sh oboljelost (a state of bad health or disease) · hop tuuya (an instance of a disease or poor health) · ru боле́знь (an instance of a disease or poor health) · izh läsy (an instance of a disease or poor health) · hi अस्वस्थता (an instance of a disease or poor health) · lad hazinura (an instance of a disease or poor health) · nb sjukdom (an instance of a disease or poor health) · fi sairaus (an instance of a disease or poor health) · bo ན་ཚ (an instance of a disease or poor health) · ga galar (an instance of a disease or poor health) · ba сир (a state of bad health or disease) · sw ugonjwa (an instance of a disease or poor health) · lb Kränkt (an instance of a disease or poor health) · ar دَاء (an instance of a disease or poor health) · pa ਬਿਮਾਰੀ (an instance of a disease or poor health) · lo ໂລຄາ (an instance of a disease or poor health) · mt mard (an instance of a disease or poor health) · ps مرض (an instance of a disease or poor health) · it malattia (a state of bad health or disease) · sl bolezen (an instance of a disease or poor health) · si ලඩෙ (an instance of a disease or poor health) · bn অসুস্থতা (an instance of a disease or poor health) · cmn 生病 (a state of bad health or disease) · om dhukkuba (an instance of a disease or poor health) · ln bokono (an instance of a disease or poor health) · ko 병 (an instance of a disease or poor health) · ba ауырыу (an instance of a disease or poor health) · hi व्याधि (an instance of a disease or poor health) · nl aandoening (an instance of a disease or poor health) · dng бемар (an instance of a disease or poor health) · mn өвчин (an instance of a disease or poor health) · sw maradhi (an instance of a disease or poor health) · th โรคา (an instance of a disease or poor health) · fa-ira بیماری (an instance of a disease or poor health) · tk hassalyk (an instance of a disease or poor health) · tl sakit (an instance of a disease or poor health) · cmn 病 (a state of bad health or disease) · my ရောဂါ (an instance of a disease or poor health) · sk choroba (an instance of a disease or poor health) · az xəstəlik (an instance of a disease or poor health) · got 𐍃𐌹𐌿𐌺𐌴𐌹 (an instance of a disease or poor health) · kmr merez (an instance of a disease or poor health) · ba ауырыу (a state of bad health or disease) · rup tetã (an instance of a disease or poor health) · ojb aakoziwin (an instance of a disease or poor health) · kn ರೋಗ (an instance of a disease or poor health) · ug كېسەللىك (an instance of a disease or poor health) · ru хворь (an instance of a disease or poor health) · cy salwch (an instance of a disease or poor health) · dng бин (an instance of a disease or poor health) · mi māuiuitanga (a state of bad health or disease) · fr maladie (an instance of a disease or poor health) · ja 疾病 (an instance of a disease or poor health) · lt liga (an instance of a disease or poor health) · fr maladie (a state of bad health or disease) · ga galar (a state of bad health or disease) · el αρρώστια (an instance of a disease or poor health) · crh maraz (an instance of a disease or poor health) · gl enfermidade (an instance of a disease or poor health) · la morbus (an instance of a disease or poor health) · cmn 疾病 (an instance of a disease or poor health) · id penyakit (an instance of a disease or poor health) · ko 질병 (an instance of a disease or poor health) · ur روگ (an instance of a disease or poor health) · eo afekcio (an instance of a disease or poor health) · sh bȍlēst (an instance of a disease or poor health) · hi रोग (a state of bad health or disease) · is sjúkdómur (an instance of a disease or poor health) · mr आजार (an instance of a disease or poor health) · ca malaltia (an instance of a disease or poor health) · pt doença (an instance of a disease or poor health) · enm seknesse (an instance of a disease or poor health) · uz kasallik (an instance of a disease or poor health) · th โรค (an instance of a disease or poor health) · gd euslaint (a state of bad health or disease) · ta ரோகம் (an instance of a disease or poor health) · bo སྙུང་གཞི (an instance of a disease or poor health) · nrf maladie (an instance of a disease or poor health) · ga breoiteacht (an instance of a disease or poor health) · ru неду́г (an instance of a disease or poor health) · tr maraz (an instance of a disease or poor health) · ln maláli (an instance of a disease or poor health) · sw ugonjwa (a state of bad health or disease) · kk ауру (an instance of a disease or poor health)