ailment

CEFRC2

/ˈeɪ̯lmənt/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    An illness or health problem, usually not very serious.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    Something which ails one; a disease; sickness.

Examples

  • Johnny Depp's daughter is reportedly recovering from an unspecified serious ailment.

  • The doctor said that this ailment is incurable.

At a glance

Sits at C2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
2
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1
Synonyms
1

Also pronounced

  • [ˈeɪ̯lmənt] ~ [ˈeɪ̯lmn̩t]

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In context

  • Near-synonym: complaint (contextually synonymous)

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From ail + -ment.