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illnesses

NOUN

disease; bad health

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ailment breakdown collapse disability disorder disturbance flu ill health malady relapse seizure sickness syndrome virus

STRONG

affliction attack bug complaint confinement convalescence dose fit indisposition infirmity malaise prostration

WEAK

ailing diseasedness failing health poor health unhealth what's going around

Antonyms

STRONGEST

health order

STRONG

aid good health healthiness

WEAK

well-being wellness

Example Sentences

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From a theoretical perspective, cruises are absolutely great places for illnesses to thrive .

From Slate • May 16, 2026

But patients with severe mental illnesses, she argued, aren't granted the same access to what has become a standardised part of Canadian healthcare.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

All four of the mushroom-poisoning deaths and most of the illnesses took place between Nov. 18 and Jan. 18, according to the California Department of Public Health.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

The findings, published in Nature Communications, explain how viruses responsible for illnesses such as polio, encephalitis, myocarditis, and even the common cold take control of cellular machinery to copy themselves.

From Science Daily • May 13, 2026

The sergeant doctor called for fever, cold, and many other illnesses, but he never asked if anyone was having nightmares or migraines.

From "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah