illness
About 29.06 uses per million words.
Meaning
- noun An instance (episode) of a disease or poor health.
Her grandmother had passed away after a long illness.
- noun A state of bad health or disease.
Many working days this year have been lost through illness.
Similar words
sickness malady sick malaise ailment diseased morbidity infirmity impairment affliction
Often followed by
and or in of is was that as to
Word family
illnesses
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