illness

Pronunciation: /ˈɪl.nəs/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism

Etymology

From ill + -ness.

In classic literature

Synonyms

unwellness, malady, sickness

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
ill health
Narrower (hyponyms)
ague, food poisoning, decompression sickness, indisposition, collapse, growth
Opposite (antonyms)
health

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