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Illness

//ˈɪl.nəs// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    An instance of a disease or poor health. countable

    "Her grandmother had passed away after a long illness."

  2. 2
    impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism wordnet
  3. 3
    A state of bad health or disease. uncountable

    "Many working days this year have been lost through illness."

Etymology

From ill + -ness.

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