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ail·ment
 ailment
- pronunciation:
- eIl
m
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noun |
| definition: |
a sickness or disorder, usu. physical; illness.
This tonic was claimed to cure all sorts of ailments such as headache, toothache, rashes, and itching.
- synonyms:
- disorder, illness, infirmity, malady, sickness
- similar words:
- affliction, complaint, condition, disability, disease, ill, indisposition, infection, trouble, weakness
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| related words: |
infirmity |
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