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Illness vs Ailment - What's the difference?

illness | ailment |

As nouns the difference between illness and ailment

is that illness is an instance of a disease or poor health while ailment is something which ails one; a disease; sickness.

illness

English

Noun

  • (countable) An instance of a disease or poor health.
  • (uncountable) A state of bad health or disease.

    • Synonyms

    * (instance) sickness * (state) sickness * See also

    Related terms

    * ill * hypochondriac

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    ailment

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Something which one; a disease; sickness.
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