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ail·ment

[eyl-muhnt]
noun
a physical disorder or illness, especially of a minor or chronic nature.

Origin:
1700–10; ail + -ment
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Example Sentences
  • The ailment of hypersensitivity, a symptom of the disease of political correctness, is breaking out in journalism.
  • But the ailment is now fashionable enough to attract the interest of those with mildly upset feelings.
  • The hallucination that he could jump back to camp is a typical manifestation of that ailment.
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ailment (ˈeɪlmənt)
 
n
a slight but often persistent illness

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Medical Dictionary

ailment ail·ment (āl'mənt)
n.
A physical or mental disorder, especially a mild illness.

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Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia

ailment

a harmful deviation from the normal structural or functional state of an organism. A diseased organism commonly exhibits signs or symptoms indicative of its abnormal state. Thus, the normal condition of an organism must be understood in order to recognize the hallmarks of disease. Nevertheless, a sharp demarcation between disease and health is not always apparent

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