invalidism

[in-vuh-li-diz-uh m]

noun

prolonged ill health.

Origin of invalidism

First recorded in 1785–95; invalid¹ + -ism

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Examples from the Web for invalidism

Contemporary Examples of invalidism

Her invalidism kept her in a constant state of “potent capacity.”
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Jacob Silverman, Michael Thomsen, Lauren Elkin
December 30, 2011

Historical Examples of invalidism

He is afraid of invalidism interfering with the business of life.
The Republic
Plato
He is a trifle eccentric, but his invalidism gains him many excuses.
The Bondwoman
Marah Ellis Ryan
Old age and invalidism had made the restless man a stay-at-home.
Erasmus and the Age of Reformation
Johan Huizinga
Again, invalidism is the normal state of many organizations.
Medical Essays
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
Mrs. Archinards invalidism was evidently not altogether fictitious.
The Dull Miss Archinard
Anne Douglas Sedgwick

British Dictionary definitions for invalidism

invalidism

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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