invalidism

[ in-vuh-li-diz-uhm ]

/ ˈɪn və lɪˌdɪz əm /

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noun

prolonged ill health.

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Origin of invalidism

First recorded in 1785–95; invalid¹ + -ism

Words nearby invalidism

invaginate, invagination, in vain, invalid, invalidate, invalidism, invalidity, invalidity benefit, invaluable, Invar, invariable

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How to use invalidism in a sentence

Her invalidism kept her in a constant state of “potent capacity.”
Great Weekend Reads: December 30, 2011|Jacob Silverman, Michael Thomsen, Lauren Elkin|December 30, 2011|DAILY BEAST
In ordering letters kindly state approximate age, prevalent tastes,—and in case of invalidism, the presumable severity of illness.
Molly Make-Believe|Eleanor Hallowell Abbott
Give the story of his struggles with poverty in exile, his love affairs, his professorship, his marriage and invalidism.
The Complete Club Book for Women|Caroline French Benton
Michelet treats semi-invalidism as the natural, inevitable, and charming condition of women.
The Education of American Girls|Anna Callender Brackett

I do not believe in this general invalidism, so far as it concerns women especially.
The Education of American Girls|Anna Callender Brackett
The loss of one daughter and the invalidism of another was the burden which this household had now to bear.
Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete|Albert Bigelow Paine

British Dictionary definitions for invalidism

invalidism

/ (ˈɪnvəlɪˌdɪzəm) /

noun

the state of being an invalid, esp by reason of ill health

a state of being abnormally preoccupied with one's physical health

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