invalidism
[in-vuh-li-diz-uh m]
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noun
prolonged ill health.
Origin of invalidism
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Contemporary Examples of invalidism
Her invalidism kept her in a constant state of “potent capacity.”
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Historical Examples of invalidism
He is afraid of invalidism interfering with the business of life.
The RepublicPlato
He is a trifle eccentric, but his invalidism gains him many excuses.
The BondwomanMarah Ellis Ryan
Old age and invalidism had made the restless man a stay-at-home.
Erasmus and the Age of ReformationJohan Huizinga
Again, invalidism is the normal state of many organizations.
Medical EssaysOliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
Mrs. Archinards invalidism was evidently not altogether fictitious.
The Dull Miss ArchinardAnne Douglas Sedgwick
invalidism
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