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Illness vs Illnesslike - What's the difference?

illness | illnesslike |

As a noun illness

is (countable) an instance of a disease or poor health.

As an adjective illnesslike is

resembling or characteristic of illness.

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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    illnesslike

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Resembling or characteristic of illness.
  • * 1996 , Linda A. Mercadante, Victims and sinners: spiritual roots of addiction and recovery
    • ...the idea that addiction is not simply an issue of will, morality, or crime but an illnesslike compulsion that has distinct physical characteristics.