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ail·ment

ailment

 
pronunciation:
eIl mnt
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part of speech: 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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