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ail|ment — «AYL muhnt», noun. an illness; sickness, especially a minor disorder of the body or mind, as distinguished from an acute or specific disease; sickness: »His ailment was only an upset stomach. SYNONYM(S): malady, complaint … Useful english dictionary
ail — ail·ing; ail·ment; ail·syte; bon·ail·ie; pic·ail·lon; ail; … English syllables
ailment — ail·ment … English syllables
ailment — ail·ment ā(ə)l mənt n a bodily disorder or chronic disease * * * ail·ment (ālґmənt) any disease or affection of the body, usually referring to slight or mild disorder … Medical dictionary
ailment — ail|ment [ˈeılmənt] n an illness that is not very serious ▪ minor ailments … Dictionary of contemporary English
ailment — ail|ment [ eılmənt ] noun count an illness, usually not a serious one … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
ailment — ail•ment [[t]ˈeɪl mənt[/t]] n. pat a physical disorder or illness, esp. of a minor or chronic nature • Etymology: 1700–10 … From formal English to slang
ailment — (n.) 1706, from AIL (Cf. ail) + MENT (Cf. ment) … Etymology dictionary
Ailment — Ail ment, n. Indisposition; morbid affection of the body; not applied ordinarily to acute diseases. Little ailments. Landsdowne. [1913 Webster] || … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ailment — /ayl meuhnt/, n. a physical disorder or illness, esp. of a minor or chronic nature. [1700 10; AIL + MENT] * * * … Universalium
