ailment

[ eyl-muhnt ]

noun

1. a physical disorder or illness, especially of a minor or chronic nature.

ailment

/ ˈeɪlmənt /

noun

1. a slight but often persistent illness

Word History and Origins

Origin of ailment¹

First recorded in 1700–10; ail + -ment

Example Sentences

Always believing he could conquer his ailment, Lou had hopes, however slim, that others were writing him off too soon.

From The Daily Beast

Silverstone will “show you the way to have a luminous, present, ailment-free pregnancy.”

From The Daily Beast

Ellis was diagnosed with cirrhosis of the liver in 2007, and passed away from the ailment on Dec. 19, 2008.

From The Daily Beast

At least with a physical or mental ailment some guilt can be assuaged.

From The Daily Beast

If I was sick, usually from some respiratory ailment brought on by smoking, I would smoke nonetheless.

From The Daily Beast

And here I was, prone and helpless, being powwowed not for one ailment, but for all the diseases known in Happy Valley.

From Project Gutenberg

Then I remembered Dr. Alling, who had attended me for some slight ailment, and wrote to him, with the result you know.

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Cydalise probably accompanied Montes to Brazil, the only place where this horrible ailment is curable.

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On being taken into her confidence, Dommanget treated and cured her ailment by purely moral methods.

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It was only the previous evening that Mrs. Travilla herself had learned that she was assailed by more than a trifling ailment.

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Related Words

• ache
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• disease
• disorder
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• illness
• malady
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