illness

🇺🇸 /ˈɪlnəs/ 🇬🇧 /ˈɪlnəs/
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noun
A2

being sick in body or mind

The illness made him very weak and tired.

A2

a kind or time of being sick

Her long illness kept her in bed for months.

translation

n. being sick in body or mind; a kind or time of being sick

Word Forms

Plural illnesses