illness

[US]/ɪlnɪs/
[UK]/'ɪlnəs/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. disease; sickness.

Phrases & Collocations

mental illness

serious illness

terminal illness

state of illness

slight illness

fatal illness

Example Sentences

an illness of long standing

an illness at the critical stage.

A recurrence of this kind of illness is possible.

accurate information about the illness is essential.

the cause of the illness is at least in part psychological.

There's no certain cure for this illness at present.

illness induced by overwork

The illness spread through the village.

a desperate illness; a desperate situation.

illness as a disqualification for enlistment in the army.

an emotional illness; emotional crises.

convalesce after an illness

a tactless reference to her illness

the illness is recognizable from the patient's abnormal behaviour.

the illness is often accompanied by nausea.

he fought his illness with great courage.

a fever indicating illness;

a very complex, multiform illness like cancer.

her many illnesses, real and imaginary.

Real-world Examples

The doctor found the insidious illness before she felt pain.

Source: New Concept English: Vocabulary On-the-Go, Book Three.

Power was vital to feed my illness.

Source: TED Talks (Video Edition) December 2018 Collection

When you feign an illness, you are pretending to be sick.

Source: VOA Vocabulary Explanation

In addition, there are about 1,600 illnesses.

Source: CNN Selected June 2016 Collection

Sleeping better may help fight off illness.

Source: CET-4 Listening Comprehension - Short Passage Understanding

The doctor diagnosed my illness as a rare bone disease.

Source: New Concept English: Vocabulary On-the-Go, Book Three.

Her illness got worse in the next few days.

Source: Jane Eyre (Abridged Version)

" We think it's the same illness, " Yellman said.

Source: This month VOA Special English

Or maybe he's had a sudden illness.

Source: Sherlock Holmes Collection Jeremy Brett Edition

It is Johnsy who has conquered this illness, not me.

Source: Bedtime stories for children

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