as in disease
an abnormal state that disrupts a plant's or animal's normal bodily functioning
a doctor known for successfully treating patients with chronic back ailments
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Recent Examples of ailment
And even though this ailment isn't going to be season-ending, knee ailments tend to linger, and the team will likely err on the side of caution with him.
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Ernesto Cova, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
An exact cause of death was not given, but North had battled a variety of ailments and injuries in recent years.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 31 Mar. 2026
For the most part, the nagging ailments have been minimal, with Jaquez appearing in all but seven games this season, after missing 16 last season.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 30 Mar. 2026
And their best is Ragans, the opening day ace who was limited to just 13 starts while battling a groin injury and then a rotator cuff ailment in 2025.
—Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 27 Mar. 2026
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Ernesto Cova, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
An exact cause of death was not given, but North had battled a variety of ailments and injuries in recent years.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 31 Mar. 2026
For the most part, the nagging ailments have been minimal, with Jaquez appearing in all but seven games this season, after missing 16 last season.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 30 Mar. 2026
And their best is Ragans, the opening day ace who was limited to just 13 starts while battling a groin injury and then a rotator cuff ailment in 2025.
—Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 27 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ailment
Noun
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Eventually an eye infection took her to a doctor who diagnosed her with an autoimmune disease.—
Madeline Mitchell,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2026
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Scientists were searching for a new breed of pear tree resistant to a nasty fungus called fire blight, a disease that can decimate crops.—
John Tufts,
IndyStar,
1 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The district is encouraging families to monitor their children for any signs of illness.—
Mike Darnay,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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Miami was missing guard Norman Powell for the third straight game due to an illness and Boston was missing center Nikola Vucevic because of a finger injury.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2026
Noun
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In his songs, the Virginia rapper renders societal ills in high definition.—
Paul A. Thompson,
Pitchfork,
30 Mar. 2026
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The first New Mexico trial on the ills and dangers of social media platforms began in February after a nearly three-year probe by the state.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
24 Mar. 2026
Noun
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To single out the biennial as uniquely compromised is less an ecological diagnosis than a deflection of a broader structural condition.—
Manuela Moscoso,
Artforum,
2 Apr. 2026
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The Royals got a measure of revenge Wednesday, scoring early and often in a 13-9 victory over the Twins in some rainy, foggy conditions.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
2 Apr. 2026
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Symptoms generally appear within one or two weeks of infection, and can include fever, headache, rash and body aches.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
3 Apr. 2026
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Measles symptoms include a high fever, cough, runny nose, watery and red eyes, and a rash that usually appears between three and five days after symptoms start, according to medical sources.—
Ashley J. DiMella,
FOXNews.com,
3 Apr. 2026
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His raging sickness is realistically captured under James Bridges’ character-sensitive direction.—
Duane Byrge,
HollywoodReporter,
1 Apr. 2026
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Cornwell makes the sickness more literal still.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Ailment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ailment. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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