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Definitions for Illness
ˈɪl nɪsill·ness

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illness, unwellness, malady, sicknessnoun
impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism

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illnessnoun
An instance of a disease or poor health.
illnessnoun
A state of bad health or disease.

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Illnessnoun
Etymology: from ill.
1. Badness or inconvenience of any kind, natural or moral.
He that has his chains knocked off, and the prison-doors set open, is perfectly at liberty, though his preference be determined to stay, by the illness of the weather. John Locke.
2. Sickness; malady; disorder of health.
On the Lord's day, which immediately preceded this illness, he had received the sacrament. Francis Atterbury, Sermons.

Since the account her majesty received of the insolent behaviour of the faction, during her late illness at Windsor, she hath been willing to see them deprived of all power to do mischief. Jonathan Swift.
3. Wickedness.
Thou would be great;
Art not without ambition; but without
The illness should attend it. William Shakespeare, Macbeth.

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illness
Illness is a state of poor health or a condition in which a person's physical or mental condition is impaired, typically caused by disease, disorder, or injury. It is often characterized by certain symptoms and signs, such as pain, fatigue, or fever, and may prevent an individual from functioning normally or optimally.

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Illnessnoun
the condition of being ill, evil, or bad; badness; unfavorableness
Illnessnoun
disease; indisposition; malady; disorder of health; sickness; as, a short or a severe illness
Illnessnoun
wrong moral conduct; wickedness

British National Corpus

Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Illness' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3084
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Illness' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3348
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Illness' in Nouns Frequency: #1161

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Numerology

Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Illness in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Illness in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of Illness in a Sentence

Dyaa Saymah:
People believe when a mother with a mental health illness gives birth she may pass this on to her baby. This is why they are afraid of getting married to a girl who has developed some sort of problem.
Denis McDonough:
Due in part to minority stress, LGBTQ + veterans experience mental illness and suicidal thoughts at far higher rates than those outside their community, but they are significantly less likely to seek routine care, largely because they fear discrimination.
The Kansas health department:
Additional results are pending lab confirmation, there have been no further reports of illness.
Popstar Demi Lovato:
Mental illness doesn’t discriminate by age.
Edmar Barros/AP Davi:
It’s his fault. He let the illness of mining in.

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References

^ Princeton's WordNet
http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Illness
^ Wiktionary
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Illness
^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Illness
^ ChatGPT
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^ Webster Dictionary
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Illness
^ Usage in printed sources
https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=Illness

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مرضArabic
xəstəlikAzerbaijani
хваробаBelarusian
болестBulgarian
malaltiaCatalan, Valencian
nemocCzech
sygDanish
KrankheitGerman
ασθένεια, αρρώστιαGreek
enfermedadSpanish
haigusEstonian
بیماریPersian
sairausFinnish
maladieFrench
breoiteachtIrish
रोगHindi
betegségHungarian
հիվանդություն, անառողջությունArmenian
疾病, 病気Japanese
ავადმყოფობაGeorgian
ជំងឺ, រោគ, ជម្ងឺKhmer
질병, 疾病Korean
morbumLatin
ligaLithuanian
slimībaLatvian
болестMacedonian
ziekteDutch
sykdomNorwegian
chorobaPolish
enfermidade, doençaPortuguese
boalăRomanian
болезньRussian
болест, bolestSerbo-Croatian
ලඩෙSinhala, Sinhalese
choroba, nemocSlovak
bolezenSlovene
sjukdomSwedish
ugonjwaSwahili
โรคThai
hastalıkTurkish
хворобаUkrainian
đau yếuVietnamese

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Definitions for Illnessˈɪl nɪsill·ness

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